Marine Species Traits - Ellesmeroceras Foeste, 1921 †

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Ellesmeroceras Foeste, 1921 †

AphiaID

1740759 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1740759)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ellesmeroceras scheii Foerste, 1921 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Ellesmeroceratidae Kobayashi, 1934 †

Original name

Ellesmeroceras Foeste, 1921 †

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Species Ellesmeroceras scheii Foerste, 1921 †
Species Ellesmeroceras angulatum Flower, 1964 † accepted as Annoceras elevatum Flower, 1964 † accepted as Annoceras costatum Flower, 1964 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ellesmeroceras fusiforme Flower, 1964 † accepted as Annoceras costatum Flower, 1964 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ellesmeroceras imbricatum Flower, 1964 † accepted as Annoceras costatum Flower, 1964 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ellesmeroceras indomitum Flower, 1964 † accepted as Annoceras costatum Flower, 1964 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ellesmeroceras higdonense Ulrich, Foerste, A. K. Miller & Unklesbay, 1944 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Ellesmeroceras hotchkissi Ulrich, Foerste, A. K. Miller & Unklesbay, 1944 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Ellesmeroceras luthei Ulrich, Foerste, A. K. Miller & Unklesbay, 1944 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Ellesmeroceras progressum Flower, 1964 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Ellesmeroceras thomasi Ulrich, Foerste, A. K. Miller & Unklesbay, 1944 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Foerste, A. F. (1921). Notes on Arctic Ordovician and Silurian cephalopods, chiefly from Boothia Felix-King William Land, Bache Peninsula, and Bear Island. Journal of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University. 19: 247-306. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ellesmeroceras Foeste, 1921 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1740759 on 2025-05-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ellesmeroceras Foeste, 1921 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1740759 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2024-03-02 02:55:50Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2024-11-30 05:02:04Z

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Köhler, Frank

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original description Foerste, A. F. (1921). Notes on Arctic Ordovician and Silurian cephalopods, chiefly from Boothia Felix-King William Land, Bache Peninsula, and Bear Island. Journal of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University. 19: 247-306. [details]

basis of record Kröger, B.; Landing, E. (2007). The earliest Ordovician cephalopods of eastern Laurentia — Ellesmerocerids of the Hill Formation, eastern New York. Journal of Paleontology. 81(5): 841-857., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/pleo05-166.1 [details] Available for editors

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