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Diceratocephalus
Taxonomy
Diceratocephalus was named by Lu (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l Sepkoski's reference number: 463]. It is not extant. Its type is Diceratocephalus armatus.
It was assigned to Diceratocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Diceratocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
D. armatus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1954 | Diceratocephalus Lu |
2002 | Diceratocephalus Jell and Adrain |
2002 | Diceratocephalus Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available