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Wilsonoceras

Cephalopoda - Apsidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Wilsonoceras was named by Foerste (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-l O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524].

It was assigned to Apsidoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981); and to Barrandeocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Wilsonoceras Foerste p. 180
1964Wilsonoceras Teichert et al. p. 382
1981Wilsonoceras Crick p. 229
2002Wilsonoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyApsidoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusWilsonocerasFoerste 1929

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. †Wilsonoceras Foerste 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available