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Glyptodendron

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Glyptodendron was named by Claypole (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov]. It is not extant. Its type is Glyptodendron eatonense.

It was assigned to Westonoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. eatonense (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Glyptodendron Claypole
1893Glyptoceras Foerste p. 537
1964Glyptodendron Teichert et al. p. 333
1970Glyptodendron Andrews
2002Glyptoceras Sepkoski
2002Glyptodendron Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyWestonoceratidaeTeichert 1933
genusGlyptodendronClaypole 1878

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. †Glyptodendron Claypole 1878
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Glyptodendron eatonense Claypole 1878
Invalid names: Glyptoceras Foerste 1893 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available