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Peytonoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Peytonoceras was named by Saunders (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302,304]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Peytonoceras Saunders
2002Peytonoceras Sepkoski
2006Peytonoceras Korn
2009Peytonoceras Furnish et al. p. 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918
familyGirtyoceratidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyGirtyoceratinaeWedekind 1918
genusPeytonocerasSaunders 1966

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. †Peytonoceras Saunders 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available