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Polyplectus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Polyplectus was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Harpoceras (Polyplectus) by Haas (1913).

It was assigned to Harpoceras by Haas (1913); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Harpoceratinae by Pallini et al. (2004), Howarth (2013) and Benzaggagh et al. (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Harpoceras (Polyplectus) Haas
1973Micropolyplectus Guex
2002Polyplectus Sepkoski
2004Polyplectus Pallini et al. p. 7
2013Polyplectus Howarth p. 76
2022Polyplectus Benzaggagh et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHarpoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusPolyplectus

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.

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Polyplectus discoides Zittel 1831
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Invalid names: Oxynoticeras meunieri Monestier 1921 [synonym]
Invalid names: Micropolyplectus Guex 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available