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Pterotoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Pterotoceras was named by Welter (1915). Its type is Pterotoceras arthaberi.

It was assigned to Heraclitidae by Diener (1920); and to Tibetitidae by Spath (1951).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Pterotoceras Welter
1920Pterotoceras Diener
1951Pterotoceras Spath p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyTibetitidaeHyatt 1900
genusPterotocerasWelter 1915

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. †Pterotoceras Welter 1915
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Pterotoceras arthaberi Welter 1915
Pterotoceras clarissae Diener 1920
Pterotoceras helminae Diener 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available