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Saffordoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Saffordoceras was named by Foerste and Teichert (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

It was assigned to Actinoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Actinocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Saffordoceras Foerste and Teichert
1964Saffordoceras Teichert et al. p. 204
1981Saffordoceras Crick p. 227
2002Saffordoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyActinoceratidaeSaeman 1853
genusSaffordocerasFoerste and Teichert 1930

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. †Saffordoceras Foerste and Teichert 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available