Marine Species Traits - Oncoceratidae Hyatt, 1884 †

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Oncoceratidae Hyatt, 1884 †

AphiaID

1760449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1760449)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Oncoceratida †

Original name

Oncoceratidae Hyatt, 1884 †

Direct children (12)

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Genus Asymmetroceras J.-Y. Chen & G.-W. Liu, 1974 †
Genus Beloitoceras Foerste, 1924 †
Genus Cyrtorizoceras Hyatt, 1900 †
Genus Dalecarlioceras Frye, 1987 †
Genus Langyashanoceras J.-Y. Chen, 1983 †
Genus Laphamoceras Foerste, 1933 †
Genus Maelonoceras Hyatt, 1884 †
Genus Oncoceras J. Hall, 1847 †
Genus Orthorizoceras Kröger, 2008 †
Genus Richardsonoceras Foerste, 1933 †
Genus Zitteloceras Hyatt, 1884 †
Genus Zittelloceras Hyatt, 1884 † accepted as Zitteloceras Hyatt, 1884 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Hyatt, A. (1884). Genera of fossil cephalopods. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 22: 253–338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42025344
page(s): 282 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oncoceratidae Hyatt, 1884 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1760449 on 2026-10-10

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Oncoceratidae Hyatt, 1884 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1760449 on 2026-10-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2024-07-13 11:25:30Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2024-07-14 11:33:56Z

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Köhler, Frank

2024-12-14 09:19:03Z

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Köhler, Frank

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original description Hyatt, A. (1884). Genera of fossil cephalopods. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 22: 253–338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42025344
page(s): 282 [details]

basis of record Flower, R. H. (1946). Ordovician cephalopods of the Cincinnati region. Bulletin of American Paleontology. 29(116): 1-556., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10650257 [details]

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