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Hexameroceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Hemiphragmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Hexameroceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Hexameroceras Hyatt p. 278
1964Hexameroceras Teichert et al. p. 295
2002Hexameroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyHemiphragmoceratidaeFoerste 1926
genusHexamerocerasHyatt 1884

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. †Hexameroceras Hyatt 1884
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Diagnosis
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