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Stereospyroceras clintoni

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras clintoni was named by Miller (1877).

It was recombined as Spyroceras clintoni by Ruedemann (1906); it was recombined as Stereospyroceras clintoni by Flower (1955) and Flower (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Spyroceras clintoni Ruedemann
1955Stereospyroceras clintoni Flower
1961Stereospyroceras clintoni Flower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusStereospyrocerasFlower 1955
speciesclintoni(Miller 1877)

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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