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Westonoceras manitobense

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtoceras manitobense was named by Whiteaves (1890).

It was recombined as Westonoceras manitobense by Foerste (1924) and Flower and Teichert (1957).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. breviposticum, W. exiguum, W. gouldi, W. thompsoni, W. washburni, W. wilsonae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cyrtoceras manitobense Whiteaves p. 80 figs. pl. 13, fig. 3-5; pl. 15, fig. 4
1924Westonoceras manitobense Foerste p. 253
1957Westonoceras manitobense Flower and Teichert p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyWestonoceratidaeTeichert 1933
genusWestonoceras
speciesmanitobense(Whiteaves 1890)

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.

†Westonoceras manitobense Whiteaves 1890
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Diagnosis
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