Marine Species Traits - Gyroceras Owen, 1844 †

Traits name details

Gyroceras Owen, 1844 †

AphiaID

1782635 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1782635)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed

Rank

Genus

Parent

Oncoceratida †

Original name

Gyroceras Owen, 1844 †

Direct children (5)

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Species Gyroceras bannisteri Winchell & Marcy, 1865 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Gyroceras annulatum Barrande, 1865 † accepted as Aphyctoceras annulatum (Barrande, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Gyroceras elrodi C. A. White, 1882 † accepted as Cumingsoceras elrodi (C. A. White, 1882) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Gyroceras inelegans Meek, 1871 † accepted as Heracloceras inelegans (Meek, 1871) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Gyroceras mirum Barrande, 1854 † accepted as Hercoceras mirum (Barrande, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Owen, D. D. (1844). Report of a Geological Exploration of Part of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois, made under Instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in the Autumn of the Year 1839, with Charts and Illustrations. 1-191. The Senate of the United States, [Government Printing Office, Washington]., available online at https://iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outputs/book/9984109907202771 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gyroceras Owen, 1844 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1782635 on 2026-10-11

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Gyroceras Owen, 1844 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1782635 on 2026-10-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-12-07 22:07:23Z

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Köhler, Frank

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Sources (1)

original description Owen, D. D. (1844). Report of a Geological Exploration of Part of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois, made under Instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in the Autumn of the Year 1839, with Charts and Illustrations. 1-191. The Senate of the United States, [Government Printing Office, Washington]., available online at https://iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outputs/book/9984109907202771 [details]