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Richardsonoceras gerhardi

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Richardsonoceras gerhardi was named by Kröger et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NRM-PZ Mo 158419 and Mo 158411 (two fragments comprising one individual), a shell. Its type locality is Hälludden cliff section (upper part of Gillberga Fm.), which is in a Hunderum/Valaste deep subtidal shelf wackestone in the Gillberga Formation of Sweden.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. beloitense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Richardsonoceras gerhardi Kröger et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyOncoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusRichardsonocerasFoerste 1932
speciesgerhardi

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†Richardsonoceras gerhardi Kröger et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available