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Ophioceras
Taxonomy
Ophioceras was named by Barrande (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,524]. It is the type genus of Ophidoceratidae, Ophidioceratidae.
It was assigned to Ophidoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Ophidioceratidae by Chen et al. (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Ophidoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Ophidioceratidae by Chen et al. (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Ophioceras Barrande |
| 1964 | Ophioceras Teichert et al. p. 367 |
| 1981 | Ophioceras Chen et al. p. 84 |
| 2002 | Ophidioceras Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Ophioceras Sepkoski |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available