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Dawsonoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dawsonoceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. It is the type genus of Dawsonoceratidae.

It was assigned to Dawsonoceratidae by Hyatt (1884), Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964), Sepkoski (2002) and Kröger (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Dawsonoceras Hyatt p. 276
1962Dawsonoceras Flower
1964Dawsonoceras Teichert et al. p. 238
2002Cedarvilleoceras Sepkoski
2002Dawsonoceras Sepkoski
2013Dawsonoceras Kröger

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

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. †Dawsonoceras Hyatt 1884
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Dawsonoceras annulatum Sowerby 1818
Dawsonoceras barrandei Horný 1956
Dawsonoceras fenestratum Eichwald 1860
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Invalid names: Dawsonoceras funiforme Angelin 1880 [synonym], Dawsonoceras porkunense Balashov and Zhuravleva 1962 [synonym]
Dawsonoceras fimbriatum de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Dawsonoceras gregarium Kröger et al. 2011
Dawsonoceras hyatti Foerste 1928
Dawsonoceras stumburi Kröger 2013
Invalid names: Cedarvilleoceras [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available