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Nephriticeras

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Nephriticeratidae

Taxonomy
Nephriticeras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 299]. It is the type genus of Nephriticeratidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Nephriticeras Hyatt p. 300
1964Nephriticeras Teichert et al. p. 376
2002Nephriticeras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderBarrandeocerida
familyNephriticeratidaeHyatt 1894
genusNephriticerasHyatt 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. †Nephriticeras Hyatt 1884
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Diagnosis
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