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Michelinoceras avelinii

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras avelinii was named by Salter (1854). Its type specimen is BGS GSM 59434 (lectotype), a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Cefn Gunthly, which is in an Abereiddian offshore shale in the Hope Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Michelinoceras avelinii by Evans (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. cancellatum

Synonyms
  • Orthoceras caereesiense was named by Hicks (1875). It is not extant. Its type specimen is a series of 3 syntypes: SM A.16704, SM A.16705, and BGS GSM 104063. Its type locality is Llanvirn-y-frân Farm, which is in an Abereiddian offshore shale in the Aber Mawr Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Michelinoceras avelinii by Evans (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Orthoceras avelinii Salter p. 54
1875Orthoceras caereesiense Hicks p. 189 figs. 8-10 Pl. 11
2005Michelinoceras avelinii Evans p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusMichelinocerasFoerste 1932
speciesavelinii(Salter 1854)

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.

†Michelinoceras avelinii Salter 1854
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Invalid names: Orthoceras caereesiense Hicks 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available