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Thylacoceras

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Thylacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Thylacoceras was named by Teichert and Glenister (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524,1066]. Its type is Thylacoceras kimberleyense. It is the type genus of Endoceratidae.

It was assigned to Endoceratidae by Teichert and Glenister (1952); to Thylacoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. kimberleyense (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Thylacoceras Teichert and Glenister
1981Thylacoceras Crick p. 226
2002Thylacoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyThylacoceratidaeTeichert and Glenister 1954
genusThylacoceras

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. †Thylacoceras Teichert and Glenister 1952
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Thylacoceras kimberleyense Teichert and Glenister 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available