Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Aphetoceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Estonioceratidae

Taxonomy
Aphetoceras was named by Hyatt (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524]. Its type is Aphetoceras americanum.

It was assigned to Deltoceratidae by Ulrich et al. (1942); and to Estonioceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981), Kröger and Landing (2008) and Evans (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Aphetoceras Hyatt p. 447
1942Aphetoceras Ulrich et al.
1964Aphetoceras Teichert et al. p. 358
1981Aphetoceras Crick p. 228
2008Aphetoceras Kröger and Landing
2011Aphetoceras Evans

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyEstonioceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusAphetoceras

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. †Aphetoceras Hyatt 1894
show all | hide all
Aphetoceras americanum Hyatt 1894
Aphetoceras attenuatum Hyatt 1894
Aphetoceras boreale Hyatt 1894
Aphetoceras evolutum Ulrich et al. 1942
Aphetoceras farnsworthi Billings 1861
Aphetoceras oderi Ulrich et al. 1942
Aphetoceras ozarkensis Cullison 1944
Aphetoceras ruedemanni Ulrich et al. 1942
Aphetoceras subcostulatum Ulrich et al. 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available