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Saxoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Schlotheimiidae

Taxonomy
Saxoceras was named by Lange (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Schlotheimiidae by Meister et al. (2010) and Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Saxoceras Lange
2002Saxoceras Sepkoski
2010Saxoceras Meister et al.
2013Saxoceras Howarth p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySchlotheimiidaeSpath 1923
genusSaxocerasLange 1924

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. †Saxoceras Lange 1924
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Saxoceras extracostatum Waehner 1882
Saxoceras portlocki Wright 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available