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Oryctocephalidae
Taxonomy
Oryctocephalidae was named by Beecher (1897). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Corynexochida by Whittington et al. (1997) and Sundberg and McCollum (2003).
It was assigned to Corynexochida by Whittington et al. (1997) and Sundberg and McCollum (2003).
Subtaxa
Arthricocephalus, Changaspis, Cheiruroides, Curvoryctocephalus, Duyunaspis, Euarthricocephalus, Feilongshania, Goldfieldia, Hunanocephalus, Kunshanaspis, Lancastria, Metabalangia, Metarthricocephalus, Microryctocara, Oryctocara, Oryctocarinae, Oryctocephalina, Oryctocephalites, Oryctocephaloides, Oryctocephalops, Oryctocephalus, Ovatoryctocara, Paleooryctocephalus, Parachangaspis, Protoryctocephalus, Sandoveria, Shabaella, Tonkinella
Sister taxa
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Oryctocephalidae Beecher |
| 1997 | Oryctocephalidae Whittington et al. p. 298 |
| 2003 | Oryctocephalidae Sundberg and McCollum p. 953 |
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