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Maelonoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Maelonoceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Oncoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Frey (1995); and to Oncoceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Maelonoceras Hyatt p. 280
1964Maelonoceras Teichert et al. p. 284
1981Maelonoceras Crick p. 229
1995Maelonoceras Frey p. P36
2002Maelonoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyOncoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusMaelonocerasHyatt 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. †Maelonoceras Hyatt 1884
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Maelonoceras metellus Billings 1865
Maelonoceras praematurum Billings 1860
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Invalid names: Maelonoceras billingsi Foerste 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Meloceras Foord 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available