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Hecticoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Hecticoceras was named by Bonarelli (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-l J Call-u]. It is the type genus of Hecticoceratinae.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hecticoceratinae by Arkell et al. (1957), Cantu-Chapa (1962) and Parent (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Hecticoceras Bonarelli
1957Hecticoceras Arkell et al. p. 276
1962Hecticoceras Cantu-Chapa p. 33
2002Hecticoceras Sepkoski
2002Hectioceras Sepkoski
2006Hecticoceras Parent p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
subfamilyHecticoceratinaeSpath 1925
genusHecticocerasBonarelli 1893

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. †Hecticoceras Bonarelli 1893
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Subg. †Hecticoceras (Chanasia) Rollier 1922
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Chanasia fornix Sowerby 1840
Invalid names: Jeannetia Collignon 1958 [replaced]
Subg. †Hecticoceras (Jeanneticeras) Zeiss 1956
Hecticoceras hecticus Reinecke 1818
Hecticoceras lairense Waagen 1875
Invalid names: Hectioceras [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available