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Tarphyceras palinurus

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Tarphyceratidae

Taxonomy
Lituites palinurus was named by Billings (1861).

It was recombined as Tarphyceras palinurus by Billings (1861) and Ulrich et al. (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Tarphyceras palinurus Billings
1942Tarphyceras palinurus Ulrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTarphyceratidae
genusTarphyceras
speciespalinurus(Billings 1861)

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.

Tarphyceras palinurus Billings 1861
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Diagnosis
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