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Orthocerus
Taxonomy
Orthocerus was named by Latreille (1796). It is extant. It is the type genus of Orthocerites.
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Latreille (1796); to Tenebrionites by Latreille (1802); and to Orthocerini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Latreille (1796); to Tenebrionites by Latreille (1802); and to Orthocerini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1796 | Orthocerus Latreille p. 16 |
| 1802 | Orthocerus Latreille p. 172 |
| 2011 | Orthocerus Bouchard et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||