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Protophragmoceras erskinei

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Phragmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Protophragmoceras erskinei was named by Lamont (1978) [= Orthoceras barrandei Salter sensu Blake 1992 pl. 19 f. 4, 4a (but not pl. 18 f. 11)]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Protophragmoceras erskinei Lamont p. 261 figs. pl. 29 f. 3-5
2000Protophragmoceras erskinei Holland p. 184 figs. 1j-k

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyPhragmoceratidaeMiller 1877
genusProtophragmocerasHyatt 1900
specieserskinei

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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Diagnosis
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