Marine Species Traits - Orthoceratoidea †

Traits taxon details

Orthoceratoidea †

AphiaID

1600610 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1600610)

Classification

Authority

Teichert, 1967

Status

accepted

Rank

Subclass

Parent

Cephalopoda

Direct children (10)

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Order Actinoceratida †
Order Dissidoceratida †
Order Lituitida †
Order Orthoceratida †
Order Pseudorthoceratida †
Order Rioceratida †
Order Astroviida † accepted as Lamellorthoceratidae Teichert, 1961 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Order Actinocerida † represented as Actinoceratida †
Order Orthocerida † represented as Orthoceratida †
Order Orthoceratoidea incertae sedis † (temporary name)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Orthoceratoidea †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1600610 on 2026-07-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Orthoceratoidea †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1600610 on 2026-07-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-09-08 14:20:48Z

created

Nielsen, Sven

2024-07-16 10:17:12Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

2026-01-27 13:00:51Z

changed

Pohle, Alexander

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Sources (2)
Attributes (2)

taxonomy source Hoffmann, R.; Howarth, M. K.; Fuchs, D.; Klug, C.; Korn, D. (2022). The higher taxonomic nomenclature of Devonian to Cretaceous ammonoids and Jurassic to Cretaceous ammonites including their authorship and publication. <em>Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen.</em> 305(2): 187-197., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2022/1085 [details] Available for editors

replacement name source King, A. H.; Evans, D. H. (2019). High-level classification of the nautiloid cephalopods: a proposal for the revision of the Treatise Part K. <em>Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 138(1): 65-85., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13358-019-00186-4
page(s): suggest Orthoceratia (the suffix -oidea being used for superfamilies) [details] Available for editors

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