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Broeggeroceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Broeggeroceras was named by Sweet (1958). Its type is Broeggeroceras contractum.

It was assigned to Westonoceratidae by Sweet (1958), Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. contractum (type species), B. elongatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Broeggeroceras Sweet
1964Broeggeroceras Teichert et al. p. 333
1981Broeggeroceras Crick p. 229
2002Broeggeroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyWestonoceratidaeTeichert 1933
genusBroeggerocerasSweet 1958

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. †Broeggeroceras Sweet 1958
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Diagnosis
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