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Praemeroceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cheiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Praemeroceras was named by Becker (1993) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dimeroceratidae by Becker et al. (2002); to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nehdenitinae by Korn (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Praemeroceras Becker
2002Praemeroceras Becker et al.
2002Praemeroceras Sepkoski
2006Praemeroceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyCheiloceratidaeFrech 1897
subfamilyNehdenitinae
genusPraemerocerasBecker 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. †Praemeroceras Becker 1993
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Praemeroceras dahmanii Becker et al. 2002
Praemeroceras globosoides Sobolew 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available