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Poterioceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Poterioceratidae

Taxonomy
Poterioceras was named by M'Coy (1844) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,524].

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Poterioceras M'Coy p. 10
1964Poterioceras Teichert et al. p. 314
2002Calchasiceras Sepkoski
2002Poterioceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyPoterioceratidaeFoord 1888
genusPoteriocerasM'Coy 1844

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. †Poterioceras M'Coy 1844
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Invalid names: Calchasiceras [synonym]
Diagnosis
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