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Wardoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Michelinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Wardoceras was named by Hook and Flower (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524]. Its type is Wardoceras orygoforme.

It was assigned to Michelinoceratidae by Hook and Flower (1977); to Orthoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
W. orygoforme (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Wardoceras Hook and Flower
1981Wardoceras Crick p. 228
2002Wardoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyMichelinoceratidaeFlower 1945
genusWardoceras

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. †Wardoceras Hook and Flower 1977
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Wardoceras orygoforme Hook and Flower 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available