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Michelinoceras currens

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras currens was named by Barrande (1866). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Michelinoceras currens by Kröger (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orthoceras currens Barrande
2008Michelinoceras currens Kröger

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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
genusMichelinocerasFoerste 1932
speciescurrens(Barrande 1866)

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.

Michelinoceras currens Barrande 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available