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Orthocycloceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthocycloceras was named by Barskov (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Orthoceratidae by Kröger (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Orthocycloceras Barskov
2008Orthocycloceras Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusOrthocyclocerasBarskov 1972

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. †Orthocycloceras Barskov 1972
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Orthocycloceras gomiense Kobayashi et al. 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available