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Cyptendoceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Protocycloceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyptendoceras was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Cyptendoceras ruedemanni.

It was assigned to Proterocameroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Baltoceratidae by Flower (1964) and Hook and Flower (1977); to Proterocameratidae by Crick (1981); and to Protocycloceratidae by Evans (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Cyptendoceras Ulrich and Foerste
1944Cyptendoceras whitfieldi Ulrich et al.
1964Cyptendoceras Flower p. 98
1964Cyptendoceras Teichert et al. p. 166
1977Cyptendoceras Hook and Flower
1981Cyptendoceras Crick p. 226
2011Cyptendoceras Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyProtocycloceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusCyptendocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936

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. †Cyptendoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Cyptendoceras kirki Flower 1964
Cyptendoceras magnus Cullison 1944
Cyptendoceras rhythmicum Flower 1964
Cyptendoceras ruedemanni Ulrich and Foerste 1936
Invalid names: Cyptendoceras whitfieldi Ulrich et al. 1944 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available