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Octamerella

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Hemiphragmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Octamerella was named by Teichert and Sweet (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Octamerella Teichert and Sweet p. 611
1964Octamerella Teichert et al. p. 295
2002Octamerella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyHemiphragmoceratidaeFoerste 1926
genusOctamerellaTeichert and Sweet 1962

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. †Octamerella Teichert and Sweet 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available