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Leurocycloceras etheridgii

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras etheridgii was named by Blake (1882). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leurocycloceras etheridgii by Holland (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Orthoceras etheridgii Blake p. 104 figs. pl. 6 f. 3-6
2000Leurocycloceras etheridgii Holland pp. 180 - 181 fig. 1d,q

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
subfamilyLeurocycloceratinaeSweet 1964
genusLeurocycloceras
speciesetheridgii(Blake 1882)

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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