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Discoceras Barrande, 1867 †
1754466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1754466)
accepted
Genus
Clymenia antiquissima Eichwald, 1842 † accepted as Discoceras antiquissimum (Eichwald, 1842) † (type by subsequent designation)
Graftonoceras Foerste, 1925 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Schroederoceras Hyatt, 1894 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Discoceras alienum Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger, 2026 †
- Species Discoceras amissus (Barrande, 1865) †
- Species Discoceras amtjaernense Kröger & Aubrechtová, 2019 †
- Species Discoceras angustum Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger, 2026 †
- Species Discoceras antiquissimum (Eichwald, 1842) †
- Species Discoceras aseriense Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger, 2026 †
- Species Discoceras bandonis Remelé, 1890 †
- Species Discoceras boreale Sweet, 1958 †
- Species Discoceras brandenburgense Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger, 2026 †
- Species Discoceras circulare Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger, 2026 †
- Species Discoceras damesii (H. Schröder, 1891) †
- Species Discoceras danckelmanni (Remelé, 1880) †
- Species Discoceras graftonense (F. B. Meek & Worthen, 1870) †
- Species Discoceras gubkovense Balashov, 1953 †
- Species Discoceras ievense (Balashov, 1953) †
- Species Discoceras lindstroemi Manda & Turek, 2018 †
- Species Discoceras nilssoni Kröger & Aubrechtová, 2019 †
- Species Discoceras paopense Kröger, 2025 †
- Species Discoceras polonicum Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger, 2026 †
- Species Discoceras roemeri Strand, 1934 †
- Species Discoceras saemanni (Hyatt, 1894) †
- Species Discoceras sovaki Aubrechtová, Korn & Kröger, 2026 †
- Species Discoceras stridsbergi Manda & Turek, 2018 †
- Species Discoceras hyatti Strand, 1934 † accepted as Discoceras saemanni (Hyatt, 1894) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
neuter
Barrande, J. (1865–1877). Systême silurien du Centre de la Bohéme, I. ère partie: Recherches Paléontologiques, vol. II, Classe de Mollusques, Ordre des Céphalopodes. Prague and Paris, privately published in instalments: 1865, ser. 6, pls 1–107; 1866, ser. 7, pls 108–244; 1867, ser. 1, 712 p.; 1868, ser. 8, pl. 245–350; 1870, ser. 2, 266 p., ser. 9, pl. 351–460; 1874, ser. 3, 804 p.; 1877, ser. 4, 742 p., ser. 5, 743 p.; Supplement 1, 297 p.; Supplement 2, pl. 461–544., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14860520 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Discoceras Barrande, 1867 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1754466 on 2026-05-11
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original description
Barrande, J. (1865–1877). Systême silurien du Centre de la Bohéme, I. ère partie: Recherches Paléontologiques, vol. II, Classe de Mollusques, Ordre des Céphalopodes. Prague and Paris, privately published in instalments: 1865, ser. 6, pls 1–107; 1866, ser. 7, pls 108–244; 1867, ser. 1, 712 p.; 1868, ser. 8, pl. 245–350; 1870, ser. 2, 266 p., ser. 9, pl. 351–460; 1874, ser. 3, 804 p.; 1877, ser. 4, 742 p., ser. 5, 743 p.; Supplement 1, 297 p.; Supplement 2, pl. 461–544., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14860520 [details]
original description (of Schroederoceras Hyatt, 1894 †) Hyatt, A. (1894). Phylogeny of an acquired characteristic [in the shells of Cephalopoda, and chiefly the Nautiloidea]. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 32: 349-647., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29884585
page(s): 458-460 [details]
taxonomy source Kröger, B. (2025). The Lyckholm acme of cephalopods – Review of the late Katian (Vormsi–Pirgu regional stages) Ordovician cephalopods of Estonia. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 978: 1-169., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.978.2801
page(s): 128 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Manda, Š.; Turek, V. (2018). Silurian tarphycerid <i>Discoceras</i> (Cephalopoda, Nautiloidea): systematics, embryonic development and paleoecology. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 92(3): 412-431., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2017.122 [details]
new combination reference Aubrechtová, M.; Korn, D.; Kröger, B. (2026). The genus <i>Discoceras</i> (Tarphyceratida, Cephalopoda; Ordovician) from Estonia and glacial erratics in north-central Europe. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1036: 1-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1036.3173
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Schroederoceras Hyatt, 1894 †) Hyatt, A. (1894). Phylogeny of an acquired characteristic [in the shells of Cephalopoda, and chiefly the Nautiloidea]. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 32: 349-647., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29884585
page(s): 458-460 [details]
taxonomy source Kröger, B. (2025). The Lyckholm acme of cephalopods – Review of the late Katian (Vormsi–Pirgu regional stages) Ordovician cephalopods of Estonia. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 978: 1-169., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.978.2801
page(s): 128 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Manda, Š.; Turek, V. (2018). Silurian tarphycerid <i>Discoceras</i> (Cephalopoda, Nautiloidea): systematics, embryonic development and paleoecology. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 92(3): 412-431., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2017.122 [details]
new combination reference Aubrechtová, M.; Korn, D.; Kröger, B. (2026). The genus <i>Discoceras</i> (Tarphyceratida, Cephalopoda; Ordovician) from Estonia and glacial erratics in north-central Europe. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1036: 1-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1036.3173
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
[request]
