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Alpenoceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Discosoridae

Taxonomy
Alpenoceras was named by Foerste (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 2,299,1066].

It was assigned to Discosoridae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Alpenoceras Foerste
1964Alpenoceras Teichert et al. p. 336
2002Alpenoceras Sepkoski
2002Endostokesoceras Sepkoski
2002Neodiscosorus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyDiscosoridaeMiller 1889
genusAlpenocerasFoerste 1927

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. †Alpenoceras Foerste 1927
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Invalid names: Endostokesoceras [synonym], Neodiscosorus [synonym]
Diagnosis
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