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Peltolytoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Peltolytoceras was named by Spath (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Ectocentrites giordanii.

It was assigned to Analytoceratidae by Wiedmann (1970); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ectocentritinae by Hoffmann (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Peltolytoceras Spath p. 194
1970Peltolytoceras Wiedmann p. 1008
2002Peltolytoceras Sepkoski
2010Peltolytoceras Hoffmann p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyEctocentritinaeSpath 1926
genusPeltolytoceras

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. †Peltolytoceras Spath 1924
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Peltolytoceras giordanii Bonarelli 1900
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available