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Wichitoceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy
Wichitoceras was named by Ulrich et al. (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u]. Its type is Wichitoceras compressum.

It was assigned to Trocholitidae by Ulrich et al. (1942), Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Tarphyceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Wichitoceras Ulrich et al.
1964Wichitoceras Teichert et al. p. 361
1981Wichitoceras Crick p. 228
2002Wichitoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusWichitoceras

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. †Wichitoceras Ulrich et al. 1942
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Wichitoceras chadwickense Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras compressum Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras crassum Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras decipiens Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras naylorense Ulrich et al. 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available