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Pleurorthoceras selkirkense

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras selkirkense was named by Whiteaves (1892). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pleurorthoceras selkirkense by Flower (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Orthoceras selkirkense Whiteaves
1962Pleurorthoceras selkirkense Flower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusPleurorthoceras
speciesselkirkense(Whiteaves 1892)

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.

Pleurorthoceras selkirkense Whiteaves 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available