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Ecdyceras

Cephalopoda - Ascocerida - Hebetoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ecdyceras was named by Flower (1941). Its type is Ecdyceras sinuiferum.

It was assigned to Hebetoceratinae by Flower (1941); to Hebetoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Ascocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. sinuiferum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Ecdyceras Flower
1964Ecdyceras Teichert et al. p. 277
1981Ecdyceras Crick p. 229
2002Ecdyceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderAscoceridaKuhn 1949
familyHebetoceratidaeFlower 1940
genusEcdycerasFlower 1941

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. †Ecdyceras Flower 1941
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Ecdyceras sinuiferum Flower 1941
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available