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Aletoceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Entimoceratidae

Taxonomy
Aletoceras was named by Flower (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 299].

It was assigned to Brevicoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Entimoceratidae by Zhuravleva (1972); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Aletoceras Flower p. 35
1964Aletoceras Teichert et al. p. 300
1972Aletoceras Zhuravleva p. 176
2002Aletoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyEntimoceratidae
genusAletocerasFlower 1938

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. †Aletoceras Flower 1938
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Diagnosis
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