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Parasaynoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae

Taxonomy
Parasaynoceras was named by Breistroffer (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr]. Its type is Ammonites horridus.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Holcodiscidae by Klein (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Parasaynoceras Breistroffer p. 92
2002Parasaynoceras Sepkoski
2005Parasaynoceras Klein p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyHolcodiscidaeSpath 1924
genusParasaynocerasBreistroffer 1947

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. †Parasaynoceras Breistroffer 1947
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Parasaynoceras horridus d'Orbigny 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available