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Taxyceratidae

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Taxyceratidae

Taxonomy
Taxyceratidae was named by Zhuravleva (1972).

It was assigned to Discosorida by Mironenko (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Taxyceratidae Zhuravleva
2018Taxyceratidae Mironenko

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyTaxyceratidaeZhuravleva 1972
familyTaxyceratidaeZhuravleva 1972

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.

Fm. †Taxyceratidae Zhuravleva 1972
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G. †Cyclopoceras Mironenko 2018
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†Cyclopoceras abundans Zhuravleva 1972
†Cyclopoceras cyclops Wenjukoff 1886
Invalid names: Cyclopites Zhuravleva 1962 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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