Marine Species Traits - Sceptrites Flower, 1939 †

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Sceptrites Flower, 1939 †

AphiaID

1802773 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1802773)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Orthoceras sceptrum Hall, 1888 † accepted as Sceptrites sceptrum (Hall, 1888) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Spyroceratinae Shimizu & Obata, 1935 †

Original name

Sceptrites Flower, 1939 †

Direct children (4)

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Species Sceptrites carteri Flower, 1939 †
Species Sceptrites claviformis Flower, 1939 †
Species Sceptrites obliquus Flower, 1939 †
Species Sceptrites sceptrum (Hall, 1888) †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Flower, R. H. (1939). Study of the Pseudorthoceratidae. <em>Paleontographica Americana. Illustrated contributions to the invertebrate paleontology of America.</em> 2 (10): 1-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10655437
page(s): 133 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sceptrites Flower, 1939 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1802773 on 2025-04-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-03-09 07:23:07Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2025-03-11 09:14:24Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description Flower, R. H. (1939). Study of the Pseudorthoceratidae. <em>Paleontographica Americana. Illustrated contributions to the invertebrate paleontology of America.</em> 2 (10): 1-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10655437
page(s): 133 [details]