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Plectoceras jason

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Plectoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus jason was named by Billings (1859).

It was recombined as Plectoceras jason by Ruedemann (1906).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. manitouense, P. ohtakai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Plectoceras jason Ruedemann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderBarrandeocerida
familyPlectoceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusPlectocerasHyatt 1884
speciesjason(Billings 1859)

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.

†Plectoceras jason Billings 1859
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Diagnosis
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