Marine Species Traits - Valcouroceratidae Flower, 1946 †

Traits taxon details

Valcouroceratidae Flower, 1946 †

AphiaID

1809405 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1809405)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Oncoceratida †

Original name

Valcouroceratidae Flower, 1946 †

Direct children (4)

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Genus Augustoceras Flower, 1946 †
Genus Manitoulinoceras Foerste, 1924 †
Genus Valcouroceras Flower, 1943 †
Genus Valkyrioceras Kröger & Aubrechtová, 2019 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Flower, R. H. (1946). Ordovician cephalopods of the Cincinnati region. <em>Bulletin of American Paleontology.</em> 29(116): 1-556., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10650257
page(s): 335 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Valcouroceratidae Flower, 1946 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1809405 on 2026-10-06

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Valcouroceratidae Flower, 1946 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1809405 on 2026-10-06

Taxonomic edit history

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2025-04-27 05:44:48Z

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Köhler, Frank

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original description Flower, R. H. (1946). Ordovician cephalopods of the Cincinnati region. <em>Bulletin of American Paleontology.</em> 29(116): 1-556., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10650257
page(s): 335 [details]

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