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Leptaleoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Leptaleoceras was named by Buckman (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Leptaleoceras leptum.

It was assigned to Arieticeratinae by Howarth (1955), Frebold (1970), Thomson and Smith (1992), Smith and Tipper (1996), Géczy and Meister (1998), Sepkoski (2002), Hillebrandt (2006) and Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Leptaleoceras Buckman
1955Leptaleoceras Howarth
1970Leptaleoceras Frebold
1992Leptaleoceras Thomson and Smith p. 33
1996Leptaleoceras Smith and Tipper p. 57
1998Leptaleoceras Géczy and Meister
2002Leptaleoceras Sepkoski
2006Leptaleoceras Hillebrandt p. 239
2013Leptaleoceras Howarth p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyArieticeratinae
genusLeptaleocerasBuckman 1918

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. †Leptaleoceras Buckman 1918
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Leptaleoceras accuratum Fucini 1931
Leptaleoceras compressum Monestier 1934
Leptaleoceras insigne Fucini 1931
Leptaleoceras leptum Buckman 1918
Leptaleoceras primoglabrum Hillebrandt 2006
Leptaleoceras ugdulenai Gemmellaro 1885
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Invalid names: Arieticeras lozeriense Monestier 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available