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Platysiphon expansum

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Proterocameroceratidae

Taxonomy
Platysiphon expansum was named by Flower (1956). It is the type species of Platysiphon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Platysiphon expansum Flower p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyProterocameroceratidaeKobayashi 1937
genusPlatysiphonFlower 1956
speciesexpansumFlower 1956

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.

Platysiphon expansum Flower 1956
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Diagnosis
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