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Shumardoceras complanatum

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Estonioceratidae

Taxonomy
Lituites complanata was named by Shumard (1863). It is the type species of Shumardoceras.

It was recombined as Shumardoceras complanatum by Ulrich and Foerste (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Lituites complanata Shumard
1936Shumardoceras complanatum Ulrich and Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyEstonioceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusShumardocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936
speciescomplanatum(Shumard 1863)

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.

Shumardoceras complanatum Shumard 1863
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Diagnosis
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