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Actinocerida

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Actinocerida Teichert
1964Actinocerida Teichert et al. p. 203
1981Actinocerida Chen et al. p. 85
1981Actinocerida Crick p. 227
2002Actinocerida Sepkoski
2008Actinocerida Kröger
2022Actinocerida Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
orderActinoceridaTeichert 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.

Or. †Actinocerida Teichert 1933
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Fm. †Actinoceratidae Saeman 1853
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G. †Actinoceras Bronn 1837
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†Actinoceras abortivum Flower 1957
†Actinoceras aequale Flower 1957
†Actinoceras altopontense Foerste and Teichert 1930
†Actinoceras anticostiense Billings 1857
†Actinoceras arcuanotum Flower 1943
†Actinoceras carletonense Twenhofel 1928
†Actinoceras curdsvillense Foerste and Teichert 1930
†Actinoceras gradatum Flower 1957
†Actinoceras huronioides Flower 1957
†Actinoceras incantatum Flower 1957
†Actinoceras kentuckiense Foerste and Teichert 1930
†Actinoceras lambei Foerste 1924
†Actinoceras lesperancei Holland and Copper 2008
†Actinoceras margaretae Flower 1957
†Actinoceras mutabile Flower 1957
†Actinoceras sinclairi Flower 1957
†Actinoceras winstoni Flower 1957
Invalid names: Metactinoceras [synonym]
G. †Ellinoceras Balashov 1960
G. †Elrodoceras Foerste 1924
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†Elrodoceras blakei Foord 1888
†Elrodoceras indianense Miller 1892
G. †Floweroceras Miller and Youngquist 1947
G. †Kochoceras Troedsson 1926
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†Kochoceras cuneiforme Troedsson 1926
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Invalid names: Kochoceras troedssoni Roy 1941 [synonym]
G. †Leurorthoceras Foerste 1921
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†Leurorthoceras hanseni Foerste 1921
G. †Paractinoceras Hyatt 1900
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†Paractinoceras canadensis Whiteaves 1892
G. †Saffordoceras Foerste and Teichert 1930
G. †Troostoceras Foerste and Teichert 1930
Fm. †Armenoceratidae Troedsson 1926
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G. †Armenoceras Foerste 1924
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†Armenoceras australe Flower 1957
†Armenoceras barnesi Flower 1957
†Armenoceras callaghani Flower 1957
†Armenoceras chediforme Kobayashi 1958
†Armenoceras chicottense Foerste 1928
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Invalid names: Armenoceras excentrale Foerste 1928 [synonym]
†Armenoceras cygneum Holland 1998
†Armenoceras hearsti Parks 1913
†Armenoceras holtedahli Strand 1934
†Armenoceras michaudae Bolton and Nowlan 1979
†Armenoceras nummularium de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Armenoceras raptor Billings 1866
†Armenoceras robsoni Whiteaves 1898
†Armenoceras subconicum d'Orbigny 1850
†Armenoceras vesperale Flower 1957
Invalid names: Helenites Zhuravleva 1962 [synonym], Tunguskoceras [synonym]
G. †Kailiceras Chen and Liu 1974
G. †Megadiscosorus Foerste 1925
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†Megadiscosorus inopinatus Foerste 1925
G. †Monocyrtoceras Foerste 1924
G. †Nybyoceras Troedsson 1926
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†Nybyoceras balticum Troedsson 1926
†Nybyoceras bekkeri Troedsson 1926
†Nybyoceras cryptum Flower 1955
†Nybyoceras holmi Sweet 1958
†Nybyoceras intermedium Teichert 1930
†Nybyoceras montoyense Flower 1957
†Nybyoceras troedssoni Strand 1934
†Nybyoceras ulrichi Foerste and Teichert 1930
G. †Selkirkoceras Foerste 1929
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†Selkirkoceras burnamense Flower 1957
†Selkirkoceras taepaekense Kobayashi 1977
G. †Stolbovoceras Balashov 1962
G. †Astoceras
G. †Calhounoceras Troedsson 1926
Fm. †Carbactinoceratidae Schindewolf 1943
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G. †Aploceras d'Orbigny 1849
G. †Carbactinoceras Schindewolf 1935
G. †Rayonnoceras Croneis 1926
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†Rayonnoceras cadyi Croneis 1926
†Rayonnoceras eccentricum Gordon 1964
†Rayonnoceras irregulare Schwarzbach 1937
†Rayonnoceras nobile Meek and Worthen 1865
†Rayonnoceras protentum Gordon 1964
†Rayonnoceras solidiforme Croneis 1926
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Invalid names: Rayonnoceras buffaloense Foerste and Teichert 1930 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Rayonnoceras girtyi Foerste and Teichert 1930 [synonym]
G. †Eldroceras Foerste 1924
Fm. †Georginidae Wade 1977
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G. †Georgina Wade 1977
Fm. †Gonioceratidae Hyatt 1884
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G. †Gonioceras Hall 1847
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†Gonioceras anceps Hall 1847
†Gonioceras brainerdi Flower 1957
†Gonioceras chaziense Ruedemann 1906
†Gonioceras minor Flower 1952
†Gonioceras multiseptatum Flower 1957
†Gonioceras obtusum Flower 1957
†Gonioceras pameliense Flower 1957
†Gonioceras paquettense Flower 1957
†Gonioceras quadratum Flower 1957
G. †Hoeloceras Sweet 1958
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†Hoeloceras askeri Sweet 1958
†Hoeloceras helgoeyense Sweet 1958
†Hoeloceras muroni Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
G. †Lambeoceras Foerste 1917
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†Lambeoceras armstrongi Flower 1957
†Lambeoceras baffinense Miller et al. 1954
†Lambeoceras montrealense Flower 1952
†Lambeoceras nudum Troedsson 1928
†Lambeoceras rotundum Flower 1957
Fm. †Greenlandoceratidae Shimizu and Obata 1935
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G. †Greenlandoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
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Invalid names: Greenlandoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935 [objective synonym]
G. †Richmondoceras Frey 1995
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G. †Hopeioceras Shimuzu and Obata 1936
Fm. †Huroniidae Foerste and Teichert 1930
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G. †Discoactinoceras Kobayashi 1927
G. †Huronia Stokes 1824
G. †Huroniella Foerste 1924
G. †Jeholoceras Kobayashi and Matumoto 1942
G. †Kobayashiceras Niko 1998
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Fm. †Meitanoceratidae Kobayashi 1977
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G. †Meitanoceras Chen and Liu 1974
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†Meitanoceras subglobosum Chen and Liu 1974
G. †Pomphoceras Zou and Chen 1984
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†Pomphoceras wuhaiense Zou and Chen 1984
Fm. †Ormoceratidae Saeman 1853
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G. †Adamsoceras Flower 1957
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†Adamsoceras holmi Troedsson 1926
†Adamsoceras isabelae Flower 1957
G. †Deiroceras Hyatt 1884
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†Deiroceras curdsvillense Foerste and Teichert 1930
†Deiroceras hollardi Kröger 2008
†Deiroceras python Billings 1857
G. †Metarmenoceras Flower 1940
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†Metarmenoceras fatimae Kröger 2008
G. †Mstikhinoceras Shimanskiy 1961
G. †Ormoceras Stokes 1840
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†Ormoceras bayfieldi Stokes 1840
†Ormoceras centrale Flower 1940
†Ormoceras champlainense Flower 1952
†Ormoceras dartoni Flower 1957
†Ormoceras ferecentricum Foerste. and Teichert 1930
†Ormoceras heckeri Teichert 1930
†Ormoceras kiaeri Sweet 1958
†Ormoceras neumani Flower 1957
†Ormoceras schohariae Flower 1940
Invalid names: Aluveroceras [synonym]
G. †Orthonybyoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
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†Orthonybyoceras covingtonense Foerste and Teichert 1930
†Orthonybyoceras dyeri Miller 1875
†Orthonybyoceras isakari Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
†Orthonybyoceras moisense Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
Invalid names: Siberioceras [synonym]
G. †Parormoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
G. †Troedssonoceras Foerste 1928
G. †Parahelenites Chen and Liu 1974
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†Parahelenites guizhouensis Chen and Liu 1974
Fm. †Parahelenitidae Chen et al. 1981
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G. †Euryarthroceras Chen et al. 1981
G. †Eushantungoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
Fm. †Polydesmiidae Kobayashi 1940
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G. †Ordosoceras Chang 1959
G. †Polydesmia Lorenz 1906
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Fm. †Pseudactinoceratidae Schindewolf 1943
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G. †Linteroceras Mironenko 2023
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†Linteroceras deflexum Trautschold 1867
†Linteroceras incommoda Shimansky 1968
Invalid names: Linter Shimansky 1968 [replaced]
Fm. †Ruedemannoceratidae Flower 1940
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G. †Elkanoceras Flower 1971
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†Elkanoceras pluto Billings 1865
G. †Franklinoceras Flower 1957
G. †Madiganella Teichert and Glenister 1952
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†Madiganella magna Teichert and Glenister 1952
G. †Ruedemannoceras Flower 1940
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†Ruedemannoceras stonense Safford 1869
G. †Subtofangoceras Shimuzu and Obata 1936
Fm. †Wutinoceratidae Shimizu and Obata 1935
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G. †Cyrtonybyoceras Teichert 1933
G. †Mesowutinoceras Chen 1976
G. †Wutinoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
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†Wutinoceras multitubiculatum Teichert and Glenister 1953
Invalid names: Gouldoceratidae Stait 1984 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Dawan to the top of the Olenekian or 478.60000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (471 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hubei) Hopeioceras sp. (4728 4729)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Nunavut) Armenoceras sp. (88925) Armenoceras spp. (88918)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Huroniidae indet. (212926)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Thailand Madiganella magna (211354)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1Mongolia Armenoceras tani, Ormoceras spp., Wutinoceras lui, Polydesmia zuezshanensis (157192)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) Hopeioceras sp. (4726)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) Ormoceras sp., Wutinoceras sp. (8555)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (LiaoNing) Ordosoceras sp., Polydesmia sp., Wutinoceras sp. (20757)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) Hopeioceras sp. (4769 5272 5273 7356 7386)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) Actinoceras sp. (7966) Actinoceras sp., Armenoceras sp., Ormoceras sp., Polydesmia sp., Wutinoceras sp., Hopeioceras sp. (7956) Actinoceras sp., Polydesmia sp., Wutinoceras sp. (7962 7967) Actinoceras sp., Wutinoceras sp. (7961) Armenoceras sp. (7974) Hopeioceras sp. (7957 7963 7968 7980 7982) Ormoceras sp., Polydesmia sp. (7979) Wutinoceras sp. (7992) Wutinoceras sp., Hopeioceras sp. (7984)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Oklahoma) Actinoceras vaughanianum (160484)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Rayonnoceras vaughanianum (584)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Nevada) Rayonnoceras sp. (12781)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) Rayonnoceras fayettevillense (158023 160493 160495 160507) Rayonnoceras solidiforme (157681 157689 157946 158002 158012 158032 160549 160550 160551 160552 160554 160555 160561) Rayonnoceras vaughanianum (157954)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) Rayonnoceras protentum (5517)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Arkansas) Rayonnoceras eccentricum (160562) Rayonnoceras irregulare (157867) Rayonnoceras nobile (160515) Rayonnoceras protentum (157881 157941 157943 160557 160558 160559) Rayonnoceras solidiforme (160540)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) Rayonnoceras solidiforme (217081 217087)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Texas) Rayonnoceras huecoense (90767)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Utah) Rayonnoceras solidiorme (12780)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Greece Helenites sp. (73170)