MolluscaBase - Petryoceras Flower, 1939 †

WoRMS name details

Petryoceras Flower, 1939 †

AphiaID

1802760 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1802760)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Orthoceras thyestes Hall, 1879 † accepted as Petryoceras thyestes (Hall, 1879) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Pseudorthoceratidae Flower & Caster, 1935 †

Original name

Petryoceras Flower, 1939 †

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Species Petryoceras thyestes (Hall, 1879) † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Flower, R. H. (1939). Study of the Pseudorthoceratidae. <em>Paleontographica Americana. Illustrated contributions to the invertebrate paleontology of America.</em> 2 (10): 1-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10655437
page(s): 117 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Petryoceras Flower, 1939 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1802760 on 2025-03-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-03-09 07:23:07Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description Flower, R. H. (1939). Study of the Pseudorthoceratidae. <em>Paleontographica Americana. Illustrated contributions to the invertebrate paleontology of America.</em> 2 (10): 1-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10655437
page(s): 117 [details]