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Buttsoceras

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Troedssonellidae

Taxonomy
Buttsoceras was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. Its type is Orthoceras adamsi.

It was assigned to Orthocerotidae by Ulrich et al. (1944); and to Troedssonellidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Hook and Flower (1977), Crick (1981) and Evans (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Buttsoceras Ulrich and Foerste p. 288
1944Buttsoceras Ulrich et al.
1964Buttsoceras Teichert et al. p. 235
1977Buttsoceras Hook and Flower
1981Buttsoceras Crick p. 228
2011Buttsoceras Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyTroedssonellidaeKobayashi 1935
genusButtsocerasUlrich and Foerste 1933

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. †Buttsoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1933
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Buttsoceras adamsi Butts 1926
Buttsoceras atticus Billings 1865
Buttsoceras odenvillense Ulrich et al. 1944
Buttsoceras vandiverense Ulrich et al. 1944
Buttsoceras williamsi Flower 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available