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Shumardoceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Estonioceratidae

Taxonomy
Shumardoceras was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Lituites complanata.

It was assigned to Estonioceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Deltoceratidae by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Shumardoceras Ulrich and Foerste p. 288
1964Shumardoceras Teichert et al. p. 359
1981Shumardoceras Crick p. 228
2002Shumardoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyEstonioceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusShumardocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936

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. †Shumardoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Shumardoceras complanatum Shumard 1863
Shumardoceras fragile Ulrich et al. 1942
Shumardoceras taneyense Ulrich et al. 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available