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Epicymatoceras vaelsense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus vaelsensis was named by Binkhorst (1862). It is the type species of Epicymatoceras.

It was recombined as Epicymatoceras vaelsense by Malchyk and Machalski (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Nautilus vaelsensis Binkhorst
2018Epicymatoceras vaelsense Malchyk and Machalski p. 231 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusEpicymatocerasKummel 1956
speciesvaelsense(Binkhorst 1862)

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.

Epicymatoceras vaelsense Binkhorst 1862
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Diagnosis
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