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Apioceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida

Taxonomy
Apioceras was named by Fahrenkohl (1844) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Oncoceratida by Teichert et al. (1964) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Apioceras Fahrenkohl p. 779
1964Apioceras Teichert et al. p. 318
2002Apioceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
genusApiocerasFahrenkohl 1844

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. †Apioceras Fahrenkohl 1844
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Diagnosis
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