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Nostoceras splendidum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae

Taxonomy
Turrilites splendidus was named by Shumard (1861). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nostoceras splendidus by Kennedy et al. (2000); it was recombined as Nostoceras splendidum by Kennedy et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Turrilites splendidus Shumard p. 191
2000Nostoceras splendidum Kennedy et al. p. 8 figs. Pl 2, figs 57-60
2000Nostoceras splendidus Kennedy et al. p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyNostoceratidaeHyatt 1894
genusNostoceras
speciessplendidum(Shumard 1861)

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.

Nostoceras splendidum Shumard 1861
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Diagnosis
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