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Hesperoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Hesperoceras was named by Miller and Youngquist (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour].

It was assigned to Michelinoceratinae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Hesperoceras Miller and Youngquist p. 115
1964Hesperoceras Teichert et al. p. 226
2002Hesperoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
subfamilyMichelinoceratinaeFlower 1945
genusHesperocerasMiller and Youngquist 1947

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Hesperoceras Miller and Youngquist 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available