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Buchiceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Buchiceras was named by Hyatt (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Buchiceratidae by Hyatt (1903); to Buchiceratinae by Parnes (1964); to Mammitinae by Wright et al. (1996) and Cooper (1998); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Buchiceras Hyatt
1903Roemeroceras Hyatt
1903Buchiceras Hyatt p. 27
1903Roemeroceras Hyatt p. 30
1964Buchiceras Parnes p. 28
1964Roemeroceras Parnes p. 29
1996Buchiceras Wright et al. p. 173
1998Buchiceras Cooper
2002Buchiceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyMammitinae()
genusBuchicerasHyatt 1875

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. †Buchiceras Hyatt 1875
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Buchiceras bilobatum Hyatt 1875
Buchiceras gabbi Hyatt 1903
Invalid names: Roemeroceras Hyatt 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available