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Foordiceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Foordiceras was named by Hyatt (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Nautilus goliathus.

It was assigned to Koninckioceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tainoceratidae by Korn et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Foordiceras Hyatt p. 392
1964Foordiceras Teichert et al. p. 425
2002Foordiceras Sepkoski
2020Foordiceras Korn et al. p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusFoordiceras

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. †Foordiceras Hyatt 1893
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Foordiceras akiyamai Hayasaka 1960
Foordiceras dolomiticum Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Foordiceras flemingianum de Koninck 1863
Foordiceras goliathum Waagen 1879
Foordiceras mammiferum Miller 1945
Foordiceras ornatissimum Miller and Youngquist 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available