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Mysterioceratidae

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Mysterioceratidae was named by Sweet (1964).

It was assigned to Pseudorthocerataceae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Orthocerida by Crick (1981).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Mysterioceratidae Sweet p. 254
1964Mysterioceratidae Teichert et al. p. 254
1981Mysterioceratidae Crick p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
superfamilyPseudorthocerataceae
familyMysterioceratidaeSweet 1964
familyMysterioceratidaeSweet 1964

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. †Mysterioceratidae Sweet 1964
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G. †Mysterioceras Teichert and Glenister 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available