Marine Species Traits - Orthoceratidae F. McCoy, 1844 †

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Orthoceratidae F. McCoy, 1844 †

AphiaID

1374986 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1374986)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Orthoceratoidea F. McCoy, 1844 †

Original name

Orthoceratidae F. McCoy, 1844 †

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Subfamily Kionoceratinae Hyatt, 1900 †
1. Genus Kionoceras Hyatt, 1883 †
Genus Leurocycloceras Foerste, 1928 †
Genus Malayorthoceras Niko, Sone & Leman, 2019 †
Subfamily Michelinoceratinae Flower, 1945 †
1. Genus Bogoslovskya Zhuravleva, 1978 †
2. Genus Mericoceras Zhuravleva, 1978 †
3. Genus Mesnaquaceras Flower, 1955 †
4. Genus Michelinoceras Foeste, 1932 †
Subfamily Orthoceratinae F. McCoy, 1844 †
1. Genus Orthoceras Bruguière, 1789 †
2. Genus Striatocycloceras Kröger & Isakar, 2006 †
3. Genus Orthocera Brugiere, 1798 † accepted as Orthoceras Bruguière, 1789 † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Genus Palorthoceras Kröger, Beresi & Landing, 2007 †
Genus Pleurorthoceras Flower, 1962 †
Genus Orthoceratites Gesner, 1758 † accepted as Orthoceras Bruguière, 1789 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, published in a work placed on the Official Index by Opinion 230)
Genus Loxoceras F. M'Coy, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Protobactrites Hyatt, 1900 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Rizosceras Hyatt, 1883 † (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. University Press, Dublin. 207 pp. + pls. 1-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11998389
page(s): 6 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orthoceratidae F. McCoy, 1844 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1374986 on 2025-05-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-09-03 08:37:57Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2024-02-01 01:22:08Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

2025-05-21 08:06:50Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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

basis of record Evans, D. H. (2005). The Lower and Middle Ordovician cephalopod faunas of England and Wales. Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society. 158(623): 1-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/25761900.2022.12131803 [details] Available for editors

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