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Elkanoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Ruedemannoceratidae

Taxonomy
Elkanoceras was named by Flower (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. Its type is Lituites pluto.

It was assigned to Ruedemannoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Elkanoceras Flower p. 110
1981Elkanoceras Crick p. 229
2002Elkanoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyRuedemannoceratidaeFlower 1940
genusElkanoceras

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. †Elkanoceras Flower 1971
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Elkanoceras pluto Billings 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available