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Trifurcatoceras

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Endoceratidae

Taxonomy
Trifurcatoceras was named by Obata (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

It was assigned to Endoceratoidea by Teichert et al. (1964); to Endoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Trifurcatoceras Obata
1964Trifurcatoceras Teichert et al. p. 189
1981Trifurcatoceras Crick p. 226
2002Trifurcatoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyEndoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusTrifurcatocerasObata 1940

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. †Trifurcatoceras Obata 1940
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Diagnosis
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