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Aegoceras (Oistoceras) orbignyi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Oistoceras orbignyi was named by Spath (1938).

It was recombined as Aegoceras (Oistoceras) orbignyi by Meister (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Oistoceras orbignyi Spath p. 176 figs. Pl 22, figs 3a,b
1955Oistoceras orbignyi Howarth
1986Aegoceras (Oistoceras) orbignyi Meister p. 86 figs. Pl 18, figs 2,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusAegocerasWaagen 1869
subgenusOistoceras(Buckman 1911)
speciesorbignyi(Spath 1938)

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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