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Orthoceras
| Description | Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod restricted to Middle Ordovician-aged marine limestones of the Baltic States and Sweden. This genus is sometimes called Orthoceratites. Note it is sometimes misspelled as Orthocera, Orthocerus or Orthoceros (Sweet 1964:K222). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoceras, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Orthoceras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Orthoceras Breynius, 1832 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoceras |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Orthoceras aciculoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras alienoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras antigonishense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras asmodeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras baculum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras bassleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras beloitense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras bipartitum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Orthoceras bisignatum ✝species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Orthoceras burgense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras byronense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras carltonense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras chicottense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras choctawense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras clarki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras clemvillense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras clouei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras cochleatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras confertiseptatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras conicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras consortale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras cordiforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras decrescens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Orthoceras demissum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras dominans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Orthoceras dunbari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras elegantulum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras erraticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras eurekensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras excentricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras expansum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Orthoceras extricatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras fasciolatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras ferecylindricum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras filiforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras filosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras fluminense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 443 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Orthoceras franklinense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras fusiforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras geinitzi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Orthoceras gesneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras gigantea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras gradatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras hanoverense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras hastatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras hulli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras imbricatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras inceptum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras indianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras insulare species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras kansasense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras kingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras lambtonense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras leander species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras lentidilitatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras lentum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Orthoceras lepton ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras lesueuri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras liaotungense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras longissimicameratum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras luhai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Orthoceras magnichinense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras mcadamense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras mckenzicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras mephisto species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras milleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras modestum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Orthoceras moodiense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras obstructum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras oehlerti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras olorus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras ontario species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras orientale ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras ortoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras paradoxicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras parlinense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras penicillum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras porteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras princiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras progressum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Orthoceras punjabiense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Orthoceras rachidium ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Orthoceras recedens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras rectiseptatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras rectum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras robustum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras rottermundi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras scalariformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras schucherti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras shastense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Orthoceras shatzeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras siculum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras spissiseptum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Orthoceras strix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras submoniliforme ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 433 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Orthoceras subtriangulare ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras subundata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras toyamai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras toyami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras tuba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras undulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras vagum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Orthoceras waageni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Orthoceras waupanuckense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras whitfieldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceras wilmingtonense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceratites blakei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceros regularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
References
| International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1003 Orthoceras Bruguiere, 1789 (class Cephalopoda): placed on the Official List of Generic Names.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 30, 142-146 (1974) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
