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Playfordites

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Gephuroceratidae

Taxonomy
Playfordites was named by Becker et al. (1993) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant. Its type is Goniatites tripartitus.

It was assigned to Anarcestida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gephuroceratinae by Korn and Klug (2002) and Korn (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Playfordites Becker et al.
2002Playfordites Korn and Klug p. 109
2002Playfordites Sepkoski
2006Playfordites Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyGephurocerataceaeFrech 1897
familyGephuroceratidaeFrech 1897
subfamilyGephuroceratinaeFrech 1897
genusPlayforditesBecker et al. 1993

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. †Playfordites Becker et al. 1993
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Playfordites tripartitus Sandberger and Sandberger 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available