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Orthoceratidae F. McCoy, 1844 †
1374986 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1374986)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Kionoceratinae Hyatt, 1900 †
- Genus Kionoceras Hyatt, 1883 †
- Genus Leurocycloceras Foerste, 1928 †
- Genus Malayorthoceras Niko, Sone & Leman, 2019 †
- Subfamily Michelinoceratinae Flower, 1945 †
- Subfamily Orthoceratinae F. McCoy, 1844 †
- Genus Orthoceras Bruguière, 1789 †
- Genus Striatocycloceras Kröger & Isakar, 2006 †
- Genus Orthocera Brugiere, 1798 † accepted as Orthoceras Bruguière, 1789 † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Genus Palorthoceras Kröger, Beresi & Landing, 2007 †
- Genus Pleurorthoceras Flower, 1962 †
- Genus Orthoceratites Gesner, 1758 † accepted as Orthoceras Bruguière, 1789 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, published in a work placed on the Official Index by Opinion 230)
- Genus Loxoceras F. M'Coy, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Protobactrites Hyatt, 1900 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Rizosceras Hyatt, 1883 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
M'Coy, F. (1844). A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland. <em>University Press, Dublin.</em> 207 pp. + pls. 1-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11998389
page(s): 6 [details]
page(s): 6 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orthoceratidae F. McCoy, 1844 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1374986 on 2025-09-11
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M'Coy, F. (1844). A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland. <em>University Press, Dublin.</em> 207 pp. + pls. 1-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11998389
page(s): 6 [details]
basis of record Evans, D. H. (2005). The Lower and Middle Ordovician cephalopod faunas of England and Wales. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 158(623): 1-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/25761900.2022.12131803 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 6 [details]
basis of record Evans, D. H. (2005). The Lower and Middle Ordovician cephalopod faunas of England and Wales. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 158(623): 1-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/25761900.2022.12131803 [details] Available for editors
[request]