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Vespoceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Mandaloceratidae

Taxonomy
Vespoceras was named by Flower (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-u S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Vespoceras Flower
1964Vespoceras Teichert et al. p. 340
2002Vespoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyMandaloceratidaeFlower and Teichert 1957
genusVespocerasFlower 1957

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. †Vespoceras Flower 1957
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Diagnosis
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