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Ceratoconus

Helcionelloida - Ceratoconidae

Taxonomy
Ceratoconus was named by Chen and Zhang (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1006]. Its type is Ceratoconus striatus.

It was assigned to Ceratoconidae by Missarzhevsky (1989); and to Mollusca by Sepkoski (2002) and Kouchinsky et al. (2017).

Species
C. bucerus, C. striatus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Ceratoconus Chen and Zhang
1989Ceratoconus Missarzhevsky p. 181
2002Ceratoconus Sepkoski
2017Ceratoconus Kouchinsky et al. p. 355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyCeratoconidae
genusCeratoconus

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. †Ceratoconus Chen and Zhang 1980
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Ceratoconus bucerus Chen 1984
Ceratoconus striatus Chen and Zhang 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available