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Veneficoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Baltoceratidae

Taxonomy
Veneficoceras was named by Hook and Flower (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Veneficoceras susanae.

It was assigned to Baltoceratidae by Hook and Flower (1977) and Crick (1981).

Species
V. susanae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Veneficoceras Hook and Flower
1981Veneficoceras Crick p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyBaltoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusVeneficoceras

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. †Veneficoceras Hook and Flower 1977
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Veneficoceras susanae Hook and Flower 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available