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Shamattawaceras

Cephalopoda - Ascocerida - Ascoceratidae

Taxonomy
Shamattawaceras was named by Foerste and Savage (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg].

It was assigned to Probillingsitidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Ascoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Ascocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Shamattawaceras Foerste and Savage p. 31
1964Shamattawaceras Teichert et al. p. 277
1981Shamattawaceras Crick p. 229
2002Shamattawaceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderAscoceridaKuhn 1949
familyAscoceratidaeBarrande 1867
genusShamattawacerasFoerste and Savage 1927

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. †Shamattawaceras Foerste and Savage 1927
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Diagnosis
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