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Winchelloceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Winchelloceras was named by Ruzhencev (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 304]. It is not extant. Its type is Goniatites allei.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Girtyoceratidae by Korn (2006); and to Girtyoceratinae by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Winchelloceras Ruzhencev
2002Winchelloceras Sepkoski
2006Winchelloceras Korn
2009Winchelloceras Furnish et al. p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918
familyGirtyoceratidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyGirtyoceratinaeWedekind 1918
genusWinchellocerasRuzhencev 1965

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. †Winchelloceras Ruzhencev 1965
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Winchelloceras allei Winchell 1862
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Invalid names: Goniatites pygmaeus Winchell 1862 [synonym]
Winchelloceras antiatlanteum Korn et al. 2003
Winchelloceras knappi Work and Mason 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available