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Rubroceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Vascoceratidae

Taxonomy
Rubroceras was named by Cobban et al. (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Rubroceras alatum.

It was assigned to Vascoceratidae by Wright et al. (1996); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
R. alatum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Rubroceras Cobban et al. p. 54
1996Rubroceras Wright et al. p. 176
2002Rubroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyVascoceratidaeDouvillé 1912
genusRubroceras

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. †Rubroceras Cobban et al. 1989
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Rubroceras alatum Cobban et al. 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available