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Chioceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranannitidae

Taxonomy
Chioceras was named by Renz and Renz (1948) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Chioceras mitzopouloi.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paranannitidae by Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981) and Brayard et al. (2009).

Species
C. mitzopouloi (type species), C. nodosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Chioceras Renz and Renz p. 36
1969Chioceras Kummel
1981Chioceras Tozer p. 90
2002Chioceras Sepkoski
2009Chioceras Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyParanannitidaeSpath 1930
genusChioceras

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. †Chioceras Renz and Renz 1948
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Chioceras mitzopouloi Renz and Renz 1948
Chioceras nodosum Renz and Renz 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available