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Ascocerida

Cephalopoda - Ascocerida

Taxonomy
Ascocerida was named by Kuhn (1949) [nom. correct. Teichert, 1964 pro Ascoceracea Kuhn, 1949].

It was assigned to Nautiloidea by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Frye (1982); to Multiceratoidea by Mutvei (2013); to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002) and Kröger (2013); and to Multiceratoidea by Pohle et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Ascocerida Kuhn
1964Ascocerida Teichert et al. p. 269
1981Ascocerida Crick p. 229
1982Ascoceratida Frye p. 1274
2002Ascocerida Sepkoski
2013Ascocerida Kröger
2013Ascocerida Mutvei p. 174
2022Ascocerida Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderAscoceridaKuhn 1949
orderAscoceridaKuhn 1949

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.

Or. †Ascocerida Kuhn 1949
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Fm. †Ascoceratidae Barrande 1867
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G. †Ascoceras Barrande 1847
Subfm. †Ascoceratinae Barrande 1867
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G. †Aphragmites Barrande 1865
G. †Glossoceras Barrande 1865
G. †Parascoceras Miller 1932
G. †Billingsites Hyatt 1864
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Billingsites anticostiensis Billings 1866
Billingsites canadensis Billings 1857
Billingsites deformis Eichwald 1860
G. †Schuchertoceras Miller 1932
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Schuchertoceras fryi Kröger 2013
Schuchertoceras norvegicum Barrande 1867
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Invalid names: Schuchertoceras ringerikiense Strand 1934 [synonym]
G. †Shamattawaceras Foerste and Savage 1927
Fm. †Hebetoceratidae Flower 1940
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G. †Ecdyceras Flower 1941
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Ecdyceras sinuiferum Flower 1941
G. †Hebetoceras Flower 1941
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Hebetoceras mirandum Flower 1941
G. †Montyoceras Flower 1941
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Montyoceras arcuatum Flower 1941
Montyoceras titaniforme Flower 1941
G. †Parvihebetoceras Kröger 2007
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Parvihebetoceras wahli Kröger 2007
Invalid names: Hebetoceratinae Flower 1941 [empty]
Fm. †Probillingsitidae Kröger 2013
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G. †Probillingsites Foerste 1928
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Probillingsites inflatus Flower 1952
Probillingsites welleri Foerste 1928
G. †Redpathoceras Flower 1963
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Redpathoceras bullatum Kröger 2013
Redpathoceras depressum Kröger 2013
Redpathoceras magnum Kröger 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available