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Pentameroceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Trimeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Pentameroceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 524,651].

It was assigned to Trimeroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Chen et al. (1981); and to Oncoceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Pentameroceras Hyatt p. 278
1964Pentameroceras Teichert et al. p. 299
1981Pentameroceras Chen et al. p. 73
2002Pentameroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyTrimeroceratidaeHyatt and Zittel 1900
genusPentamerocerasHyatt 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. †Pentameroceras Hyatt 1884
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Diagnosis
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