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Sphyradoceras

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Nephriticeratidae

Taxonomy
Sphyradoceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 299,524].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sphyradoceras Hyatt p. 298
1964Sphyradoceras Teichert et al. p. 380
2002Sphyradoceras Sepkoski

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