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Wadeoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Polyelasmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Wadeoceras was named by Teichert (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 299].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Wadeoceras Teichert p. 111
1964Wadeoceras Teichert et al. p. 318
2002Wadeoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyPolyelasmoceratidaeShimanskiy 1956
genusWadeocerasTeichert 1939

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. †Wadeoceras Teichert 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
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