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Ellesmeroceras
Taxonomy
Ellesmeroceras was named by Foerste (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Trem-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Ellesmeroceras scheii.
It was assigned to Orthocerotidae by Ulrich et al. (1944); and to Ellesmeroceratidae by Flower (1964), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981), Kröger and Landing (2007) and Evans (2011).
It was assigned to Orthocerotidae by Ulrich et al. (1944); and to Ellesmeroceratidae by Flower (1964), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981), Kröger and Landing (2007) and Evans (2011).
Species
E. (Metaellesmeroceras), E. bridgei, E. elongatum, E. expansum, E. higdonense, E. hotchkissi, E. indomitum, E. luthei, E. scheii (type species), E. thomasi, E. winonicum
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1921 | Ellesmeroceras Foerste p. 265 |
1944 | Ellesmeroceras Ulrich et al. |
1956 | Ellesmeroceras (Metaellesmeroceras) Flower |
1964 | Ellesmeroceras Flower p. 45 |
1964 | Ellesmeroceras Teichert et al. p. 134 |
1981 | Ellemeroceras Crick p. 227 |
2007 | Ellesmeroceras Kröger and Landing |
2011 | Ellesmeroceras Evans |
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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. †Ellesmeroceras Foerste 1921
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†Ellesmeroceras bridgei Flower 1941
†Ellesmeroceras elongatum Kobayashi 1931
†Ellesmeroceras expansum Flower 1941
†Ellesmeroceras higdonense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras hotchkissi Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras indomitum Kröger and Landing 2007
†Ellesmeroceras luthei Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras scheii Foerste 1921
†Ellesmeroceras thomasi Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras winonicum Sardeson 1896
Invalid names: Ellesmeroceras (Metaellesmeroceras) Flower 1956 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available