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Archoceras

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Gephuroceratidae

Taxonomy
Archoceras was named by Schindewolf (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u D Fame-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant. Its type is Archoceras paeckelmanni. It is the type genus of Archoceratidae.

It was assigned to Anarcestida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archoceratinae by Korn and Klug (2002) and Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Archoceras Schindewolf
2002Archoceras Korn and Klug p. 114
2002Archoceras Sepkoski
2006Archoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyGephurocerataceaeFrech 1897
familyGephuroceratidaeFrech 1897
subfamilyArchoceratinae(Aboussalam and Becker 2001)
genusArchocerasSchindewolf 1937

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. †Archoceras Schindewolf 1937
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Archoceras angulatum Donovan 1943
Archoceras paeckelmanni Schindewolf 1938
Archoceras schlosseri Gallwitz 1938
Archoceras ussheri House 1963
Archoceras varicosum Drevermann 1901
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Invalid names: Gephyroceras bickense Wedekind 1913 [synonym]
Archoceras wabashense Kindle 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available