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Orthoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Orthoceratidae M'Coy
1934Orthoceratidae Strand
1936Orthocerotidae Miller and Teichert
1939Orthoceratidae Teichert and Miller
1944Orthocerotidae Ulrich et al.
1945Prohypogeophis Marcus
1945Prohypogeophis tunariense Marcus
1962Orthoceratidae Flower
1964Orthoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 224
1967Orthoceratidae Miagkova
1981Orthoceratidae Chen et al. p. 17
1981Orthoceratidae Crick p. 228
1994Orthoceratidae Evans p. 18
2005Orthoceratidae Evans p. 224
2007Orthoceratidae Kröger et al.
2008Orthoceratidae Kröger
2011Orthoceratidae Kröger et al.
2013Orthoceratidae Kröger
2016Orthoceratidae Tongtherm et al.
2017Orthoceratidae Kröger and Aubrechtova
2019Orthoceratidae Kröger and Aubrechtová

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844

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. †Orthoceratidae M'Coy 1844
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G. †Aethiosolen Flower 1968
Subfm. †Anaspyroceratinae Chen et al. 1981
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G. †Calorthoceras Chen et al. 1981
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†Calorthoceras butovitzense Chen et al. 1981
†Calorthoceras multicostatum Chen et al. 1981
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Invalid names: Orthoceras pseudocalamiteum Barrande 1851 [synonym]
G. †Chebbioceras Klug et al. 2008
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†Chebbioceras erfoudense Klug et al. 2008
G. †Ctenoceras Noetling 1884
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†Ctenoceras schmidti Noetling 1884
†Ctenoceras sweeti Kröger and Isakar 2006
†Ctenoceras verticillatum Krause 1844
G. †Infundibuloceras Klug et al. 2008
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†Infundibuloceras brevimira Klug et al. 2008
†Infundibuloceras komiense Zhuravleva 1978
†Infundibuloceras mira Zhuravleva 1978
†Infundibuloceras mohamadi Kröger 2008
G. †Kopaninoceras Kiselev 1969
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†Kopaninoceras dorsatoides Kröger 2008
†Kopaninoceras jucundum Barrande 1870
†Kopaninoceras thyrsus Barrande 1870
Subfm. †Leurocycloceratinae Sweet 1964
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G. †Bohemites
G. †Euthyocycloceras Chen et al. 1981
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†Euthyocycloceras battlatum Chen et al. 1981
†Euthyocycloceras curvatum Chen et al. 1981
†Euthyocycloceras qujingense Chen et al. 1981
G. †Leurocycloceras Foerste 1928
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†Leurocycloceras raymondi Foerste 1928
†Leurocycloceras yiwagouense Chen et al. 1981
G. †Obliocycloceras Chen et al. 1981
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†Obliocycloceras simplex Chen et al. 1981
G. †Obliocycloceroides Chen et al. 1981
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†Obliocycloceroides regulare Chen et al. 1981
G. †Xiaoxiangoceras Chen et al. 1981
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†Xiaoxiangoceras pseudoseptatum Chen et al. 1981
†Xiaoxiangoceras xiaoxiangense Chen et al. 1981
G. †Merocycloceras Ristedt 1968
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†Merocycloceras declivis Ristedt 1968
G. †Michelinoceras Foerste 1932
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†Michelinoceras alticameratum Kobayashi et al. 1984
†Michelinoceras avelinii Salter 1854
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Invalid names: Orthoceras caereesiense Hicks 1875 [synonym]
†Michelinoceras currens Barrande 1866
†Michelinoceras floridaense Hook and Flower 1977
†Michelinoceras melleni Hook and Flower 1977
†Michelinoceras michelini Barrande 1866
†Michelinoceras mizobuchii Kobayashi et al. 1984
†Michelinoceras palatum Shimanskiy 1996
†Michelinoceras primum Flower 1962
†Michelinoceras richardsi Flower 1962
†Michelinoceras vandiverense Ulrich et al. 1944
Subfm. †Michelinoceratinae Flower 1945
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G. †Arkonoceras Flower 1945
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†Arkonoceras arkonense Flower 1945
†Arkonoceras circularis Sowerby 1814
G. †Balticoceras Teichert 1940
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†Balticoceras discors Eichwald 1857
G. †Hesperoceras Miller and Youngquist 1947
G. †Imbricatoceras Holland 1992
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†Imbricatoceras subundulatum Portlock 1843
G. †Pedanochonoceras Chen et al. 1981
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†Pedanochonoceras altothulamum Chen et al. 1981
†Pedanochonoceras centrum Chen et al. 1981
†Pedanochonoceras contractum Chen et al. 1981
†Pedanochonoceras densum Chen et al. 1981
†Pedanochonoceras nanum Chen et al. 1981
†Pedanochonoceras submarginatum Chen et al. 1981
G. †Sinoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
G. †Orthoceras Breynius 1832
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†Orthoceras annulata Sowerby 1818
†Orthoceras bisignatum Barrande 1877
†Orthoceras boeckhi Stuerzenbaum 1876
†Orthoceras burgense Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras decrescens de Koninck 1863
†Orthoceras dominans de Gregorio 1930
†Orthoceras elegantulum Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras eurekensis Walcott 1884
†Orthoceras expansum Blake 1882
†Orthoceras fluminense Meneghini 1857
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Invalid names: Orthoceras bohemicum Barrande 1866 [synonym]
†Orthoceras geinitzi d'Orbigny 1850
†Orthoceras gradatum Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras hulli Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras kingii Meek 1877
†Orthoceras lentum Ruedemann 1906
†Orthoceras lepton Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras luhai Stumbur 1956
†Orthoceras modestum Ruedemann 1906
†Orthoceras oehlerti Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras orientale Fliegel 1901
†Orthoceras progressum Ruedemann 1906
†Orthoceras punjabiense Waagen 1879
†Orthoceras rachidium de Koninck 1863
†Orthoceras randolphensis Worthen 1882
†Orthoceras siculum Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras spissiseptum Dwight 1884
†Orthoceras submoniliforme Meneghini 1857
†Orthoceras subtriangulare Gemmellaro 1889
†Orthoceras transversum Abich 1878
†Orthoceras turritellum Abich 1878
†Orthoceras vagum Ruedemann 1906
†Orthoceras vesiculosum de Koninck 1863
†Orthoceras waageni Gemmellaro 1889
Invalid names: Orthoceratites Lamarck 1799 [nomen nudum], Orthoceros Brünnich 1771 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Orthoceratinae McCoy 1844
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G. †Bifoveoceras Balashov 1956
G. †Orthocycloceras Barskov 1972
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†Orthocycloceras gomiense Kobayashi et al. 1984
G. †Palorthoceras Kröger et al. 2007
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†Palorthoceras buttsi Flower 1962
†Palorthoceras kayseri Kröger et al. 2007
G. †Pleurorthoceras Flower 1962
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†Pleurorthoceras organi Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
†Pleurorthoceras selkirkense Whiteaves 1892
G. †Pojetoceras Frey 1995
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†Pojetoceras floweri Frey 1995
G. †Pseudospyroceras Kröger 2008
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G. †Striatocycloceras Kröger and Isakar 2006
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†Striatocycloceras foerstei Teichert 1930
†Striatocycloceras isbergi Kröger 2013
†Striatocycloceras obliquum d'Eichwald 1860
G. †Theoceras Kröger 2008
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†Theoceras filondouzense Kröger 2008
G. †Tibichoanoceras Kröger 2008
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†Tibichoanoceras abditum Balashov and Kiselev 1968
†Tibichoanoceras riphaeum Zhuravleva 1978
G. †Tienoceras Zhao 1954
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Invalid names: Orthocerotidae Miller and Teichert 1936 [synonym], Prohypogeophis Marcus 1945 [nomen dubium], Prohypogeophis tunariensis Marcus 1945 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available