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Treptoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tulitidae

Taxonomy
Treptoceras was named by Enay (1959) [An ammonoid, a homonym for the orthocerid genus].

It was assigned to Tulitidae by Enay (1959); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Treptoceras Enay
2002Treptocceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyTulitidaeBuckman 1921
genusTreptoceras

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. †Treptoceras Enay 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available