Marine Species Traits - Orthoceratoidea F. McCoy, 1844 †

WoRMS taxon details

Orthoceratoidea F. McCoy, 1844 †

AphiaID

1374985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1374985)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Superfamily

Parent

Orthoceratida †

Direct children (7)

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Family Cycloceratidae Foerste, 1925 †
Family Geisonoceratidae Zhuravleva, 1959 †
Family Orthoceratidae F. McCoy, 1844 †
Family Sactorthoceratidae Flower, 1946 †
Family Trematoceratidae Zakharov, 1996 †
Family Clinoceratidae Flower, 1946 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Graciloceras Flower, 1946 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

McCoy [M'Coy], F. (1844). A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland. <em>University Press, Dublin.</em> 207 pp. + pls. 1-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11998389
page(s): 6 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orthoceratoidea F. McCoy, 1844 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1374985 on 2025-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-09-03 08:37:57Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-02-01 01:22:08Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

2024-06-15 20:57:08Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description McCoy [M'Coy], F. (1844). A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland. <em>University Press, Dublin.</em> 207 pp. + pls. 1-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11998389
page(s): 6 [details]

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