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Galtoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Acleistoceratidae

Taxonomy
Galtoceras was named by Foerste (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Galtoceras Foerste p. 169
1964Galtoceras Teichert et al. p. 310
2002Galtoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyAcleistoceratidaeFlower 1950
genusGaltocerasFoerste 1934

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. †Galtoceras Foerste 1934
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Diagnosis
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