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Acanthoceras (Alternacanthoceras)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras (Alternacanthoceras) was named by Marcinowski (1979). Its type is Protacanthoceras jukesbrownei.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acanthoceras by Barroso-Barcenilla (2004).

It was assigned to Acanthoceras by Marcinowski (1979).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Acanthoceras (Alternacanthoceras) Marcinowski pp. 61 - 62

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusAcanthoceras
subgenusAlternacanthoceras

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.

Subg. †Acanthoceras (Alternacanthoceras) Marcinowski 1979
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Diagnosis
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