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Protocyptendoceras

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Proterocameroceratidae

Taxonomy
Protocyptendoceras was named by Cecioni (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. It is not extant. Its type is Protocyptendoceras fuenzalidae.

It was assigned to Proterocameratidae by Crick (1981); to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proterocameroceratidae by Cichowolski (2009) and Kröger and Lefebvre (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Protocyptendoceras Cecioni
1981Protocyptendoceras Crick p. 226
2002Protocyptendoceras Sepkoski
2009Protocyptendoceras Cichowolski
2012Protocyptendoceras Kröger and Lefebvre

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyProterocameroceratidaeKobayashi 1937
genusProtocyptendocerasCecioni 1965

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. †Protocyptendoceras Cecioni 1965
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Invalid names: Protocyptendoceras corvalani Cecioni 1965 [synonym], Protocyptendoceras teicherti Cecioni 1965 [synonym]
Protocyptendoceras longicameratum Kröger and Lefebvre 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available