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Leptoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Protancyloceratidae

Taxonomy
Leptoceras was named by Uhlig (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: K Berr-u K Vala-u]. Its type is Ancyloceras brunneri.

It was reranked as Crioceras (Leptoceras) by Uhlig (1883).

It was assigned to Crioceras by Uhlig (1883); to Leptoceratinae by Manolov (1962); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protancyloceratidae by Klein et al. (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Crioceras (Leptoceras) Uhlig
1883Leptoceras Uhlig p. 136
1962Leptoceras Manolov p. 531
1966Protoleptoceras Nikolov p. 839
2002Leptoceras Sepkoski
2007Leptoceras Klein et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyProtancyloceratoideaBreistroffer 1947
familyProtancyloceratidaeBreistroffer 1947
genusLeptocerasUhlig 1883

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. †Leptoceras Uhlig 1883
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Leptoceras brunneri Ooster 1860
Leptoceras hubachi Royo and Gomez 1945
Leptoceras studeri Ooster 1860
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Invalid names: Protoleptoceras jelevi Nikolov 1966 [synonym]
Leptoceras ubalaense Haas 1960
Invalid names: Protoleptoceras Nikolov 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available