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Orthorizoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthorizoceras was named by Kröger (2008). It is not extant. Its type is Orthorizoceras desertum.

It was assigned to Oncoceratidae by Kröger (2008).

Species
O. desertum (type species), O. sinkovense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Orthorizoceras Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyOncoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusOrthorizoceras

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. †Orthorizoceras Kröger 2008
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†Orthorizoceras desertum Kröger 2008
†Orthorizoceras sinkovense Balashov 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available