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Parametacoceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Gzheloceratidae

Taxonomy
Parametacoceras was named by Miller and Owen (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l C Step-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Tainoceratidae by Hoare (1961) and Teichert et al. (1964); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gzheloceratidae by Shimanskiy (1967) and Laptikhovsky et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Parametacoceras Miller and Owen p. 233
1961Parametacoceras Hoare p. 131
1964Parametacoceras Teichert et al. p. 414
1967Parametacoceras Shimanskiy p. 87
2002Parametacoceras Sepkoski
2013Parametacoceras Laptikhovsky et al. pp. Appendix 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyGzheloceratidae
genusParametacoceras

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. †Parametacoceras Miller and Owen 1934
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Parametacoceras bellatulum Miller and Owen 1934
Parametacoceras changxingense Zhao et al. 1978
Parametacoceras heteromorphum Shimanskiy 1967
Parametacoceras jongmansi Delepine 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available