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Balticoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Balticoceras was named by Teichert (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

It was assigned to Michelinoceratinae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Orthoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2023-12-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Balticoceras Teichert p. 590
1964Balticoceras Teichert et al. p. 226
1981Baltioceras Crick p. 228
2002Balticoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
subfamilyMichelinoceratinaeFlower 1945
genusBalticoceras

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.

G. †Balticoceras Teichert 1940
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Balticoceras discors Eichwald 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available