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Pseudorthoceras knoxense

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orthoceras cribrosum Geinitz
1873Orthoceras rushensis Meek and Worthen
1911Pseudorthoceras seminolense Girty
1931Orthoceras colletti Morse pp. 300, 325-326 figs. pl. 54 f. 1-2
1933Pseudorthoceras knoxense Miller et al. p. 81 figs. Pl 1, figs 4-9
1933Mooreoceras normale Miller et al. p. 87 figs. Pl 2, figs 5-7
1936Pseudorthoceras knoxense Miller and Thomas p. 726 figs. Pl 96, figs 6,7
1942Pseudorthoceras splendens Clifton p. 694 figs. Pl 102, figs 1,2; pl 103, fig 1
1942Mooreoceras normale Clifton p. 695 figs. Pl 103, fig 2
1947Pseudorthoceras knoxense Miller and Youngquist p. 3 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-7
1949Pseudorthoceras knoxense Miller and Youngquist p. 18 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-7; pl 3, figs 2-8; pl 55, figs 15-17
1958Mooreoceras normale Unklesbay and Palmer p. 1072 figs. pl. 138 f. 14-15
1961Mooreoceras normale Hoare pp. 128-129 figs. pl. 16 f. 5
1961Pseudorthoceras knoxense Hoare pp. 129-130 figs. pl. 16 f. 4; pl. 17 f. 1
1963Pseudorthoceras knoxense Winters p. 64 figs. Pl 9, fig 10
1964Pseudorthoceras knoxense Gordon p. 109 figs. Pl 5, figs 19,20
1964Mooreoceras normale Gordon p. 113 figs. Pl 8, figs 14-16,23
2005Pseudorthoceras knoxense Kröger and Mapes p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
subfamilyPseudorthoceratinae
genusPseudorthoceras
speciesknoxense()

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.

Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
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Invalid names: Mooreoceras normale Miller et al. 1933 [synonym], Orthoceras cribrosum Geinitz 1866 [synonym], Orthoceras rushensis Meek and Worthen 1873 [synonym], Pseudorthoceras seminolense Girty 1911 [synonym], Pseudorthoceras splendens Clifton 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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