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Diagoceras aptum

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras aptum was named by Hall (1876). It is not extant. It is the type species of Diagoceras.

It was recombined as Diagoceras aptum by Flower (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Orthoceras aptum Hall
1936Diagoceras aptum Flower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familySpyroceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1935
genusDiagocerasFlower 1936
speciesaptum(Hall 1876)

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Diagoceras aptum Hall 1876
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Diagnosis
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