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Hercoglossa splendens

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Woodringia splendens was named by Stenzel (1940). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hercoglossa splendens by Kummel (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Woodringia splendens Stenzel pp. 733, 755-759 figs. pl. 35, figs. 1-3
1956Hercoglossa splendens Kummel p. 462

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusHercoglossaConrad 1866
speciessplendens(Stenzel 1940)

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.

†Hercoglossa splendens Stenzel 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available