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Paralegoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paralegoceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Schistoceratidae by Korn (2006) and Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Paralegoceras Hyatt
2002Paralegoceras Sepkoski
2006Paralegoceras Korn
2009Paralegoceras Furnish et al. p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familySchistoceratidaeSchmidt 1929
genusParalegocerasHyatt 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. †Paralegoceras Hyatt 1884
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Subg. †Paralegoceras (Pericleites) Renz 1910
Paralegoceras iowense Meek and Worthen 1860
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Invalid names: Paralegoceras newsomi Smith 1903 [synonym]
Paralegoceras texanum Shumard 1863
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Invalid names: Bendoceras shumardi Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available