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Plagiostomoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Sphaerorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Plagiostomoceras was named by Teichert and Glenister (1952).

It was synonymized subjectively with Protobactrites by Chen et al. (1981).

It was assigned to Michelinoceratidae by Teichert and Glenister (1952); to Michelinoceratinae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Orthoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Sphaerorthoceratidae by Kröger (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Plagiostomoceras Teichert and Glenister
1964Plagiostomoceras Teichert et al. p. 226
1981Plagiostomoceras Crick p. 228
2008Plagiostomoceras Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySphaerorthoceratidaeRistedt 1968
genusPlagiostomocerasTeichert and Glenister 1952

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. †Plagiostomoceras Teichert and Glenister 1952
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Plagiostomoceras angustum Holzapfel 1885
Plagiostomoceras bifrons Barrande 1866
Plagiostomoceras culter Barrande 1866
Plagiostomoceras placidum Barrande 1868
Plagiostomoceras thomasi Teichert and Glenister 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available