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Paralegoceras iowense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites iowensis was named by Meek and Worthen (1860).

It was recombined as Paralegoceras iowensis by Plummer and Scott (1937); it was recombined as Paralegoceras iowense by Smith (1903) and Gordon (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Goniatites iowensis Meek and Worthen p. 471
1903Paralegoceras iowense Smith p. 100 figs. Pl 4, figs 12-14; pl 9, figs 4-7
1903Paralegoceras newsomi Smith p. 100 figs. Pl 12, figs 4-9
1937Paralegoceras iowensis Plummer and Scott p. 199 figs. Pl 18, figs 8, 9; text-fig 45
1964Paralegoceras iowense Gordon p. 268 figs. Pl 30, figs 1-3,9,10; text-fig 85A,B,E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familySchistoceratidaeSchmidt 1929
genusParalegocerasHyatt 1884
speciesiowense(Meek and Worthen 1860)

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.

Paralegoceras iowense Meek and Worthen 1860
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Invalid names: Paralegoceras newsomi Smith 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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