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Onyxites

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Devonocheilidae

Taxonomy
Onyxites was named by Zhuravleva (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-l D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 299,524]. Its type is Onyxites onerosus.

It was assigned to Devonocheilidae by Dzik (1984); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
O. onerosus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Onyxites Zhuravleva
1984Onyxites Dzik p. 90
2002Onyxites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyDevonocheilidaeZhuravleva 1972
genusOnyxitesZhuravleva 1972

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. †Onyxites Zhuravleva 1972
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Onyxites onerosus Zhuravleva 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available