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Eremoceras syphax
Discussion
Often credited to Billings 1863 where it appears but is nude.
Taxonomy
Cyrtoceras syphax was named by Billings (1865). It is the type species of Eremoceras.
It was recombined as Eremoceras syphax by Hyatt (1884) and Ulrich et al. (1943).
It was recombined as Eremoceras syphax by Hyatt (1884) and Ulrich et al. (1943).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1884 | Eremoceras syphax Hyatt p. 282 |
1943 | Eremoceras syphax Ulrich et al. |
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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.
†Eremoceras syphax Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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A. Hyatt 1884 | Includes arcuate Silurian species with open apertures, short living chambers, whorl in section elliptical; sutures with dorsal saddles, almost straight lateral sutures and ventral lobes. |