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Ptyssoceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Rutoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ptyssoceras was named by Hyatt (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 299].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Ptyssoceras Hyatt
1964Ptyssoceras Teichert et al. p. 421
2002Ptyssoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderRutoceratina(Flower and Kummel 1950)
superfamilyRutocerataceaeHyatt 1884
familyRutoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusPtyssocerasHyatt 1894

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. †Ptyssoceras Hyatt 1894
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Diagnosis
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