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Bisonoceras
Taxonomy
Bisonoceras was named by Flower (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Bisonoceras corniforme. It is the type genus of Bisonoceratidae.
It was assigned to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Piloceratidae by Flower (1964), Crick (1981) and Evans (2011); and to Bisonoceratidae by Evans and King (2012).
It was assigned to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Piloceratidae by Flower (1964), Crick (1981) and Evans (2011); and to Bisonoceratidae by Evans and King (2012).
Species
B. corniforme (type species), B. hornei
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1964 | Bisonoceras Flower pp. 56 - 57 figs. Pl. 5, fig. 1-3, 5, 11, 12 |
1981 | Bisonoceras Crick p. 226 |
2002 | Bisonoceras Sepkoski |
2011 | Bisonoceras Evans |
2012 | Bisonoceras Evans and King |
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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. †Bisonoceras Flower 1964
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†Bisonoceras corniforme Flower 1964
†Bisonoceras hornei Ulrich et al. 1943
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available