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Prohysteroceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae

Taxonomy
Prohysteroceras was named by Spath (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u].

It was assigned to Dipoloceratidae by Whitehouse (1926); to Mortoniceratinae by Förster (1975) and Wright et al. (1996); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Prohysteroceras Spath
1926Prohysteroceras Whitehouse p. 222
1931Drepanoceras van Hoepen
1975Prohysteroceras Förster p. 239
1996Prohysteroceras Wright et al. p. 144
2002Prohysteroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyBrancoceratidae
subfamilyMortoniceratinaeDouvillé 1912
genusProhysterocerasSpath 1921

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. †Prohysteroceras Spath 1921
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Prohysteroceras angolaense Boule et al. 1907
Prohysteroceras dubium Spath 1922
Prohysteroceras richardsi Whitehouse 1926
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Invalid names: Subschloenbachia rotunda Spath 1922 [synonym]
Invalid names: Drepanoceras van Hoepen 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available