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Sinclairoceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Sinclairoceras was named by Flower (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Sinclairoceras haha.

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

Species
S. haha (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Sinclairoceras Flower p. 47
1964Sinclairoceras Teichert et al. p. 334
1981Sinclairoceras Crick p. 229
2002Sinclairoceras Sepkoski

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

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. †Sinclairoceras Flower 1952
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Sinclairoceras haha Flower 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available