MolluscaBase - Poterioceratidae Foord, 1888 †

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Poterioceratidae Foord, 1888 †

AphiaID

1764486 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1764486)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Oncoceratida †

Original name

Poterioceratidae Foord, 1888 †

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Genus Pachtoceras Foerste, 1926 †
Genus Poterioceras F. McCoy, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Foord, A. H. (1888). <i>Catalogue of fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1. Containing part of the suborder Nautiloidea, consisting of the families Orthoceratidae, Endoceratidae, Actinoceratidae, Gomphoceratidae, Ascoceratidae, Poterioceratidae, Cyrtoceratidae, and supplement</i>. 344 pp. London: Taylor & Francis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49642115
page(s): 256 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Poterioceratidae Foord, 1888 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1764486 on 2026-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-08-04 08:55:39Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2026-03-04 10:59:14Z

changed

Pohle, Alexander

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original description Foord, A. H. (1888). <i>Catalogue of fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1. Containing part of the suborder Nautiloidea, consisting of the families Orthoceratidae, Endoceratidae, Actinoceratidae, Gomphoceratidae, Ascoceratidae, Poterioceratidae, Cyrtoceratidae, and supplement</i>. 344 pp. London: Taylor & Francis., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49642115
page(s): 256 [details]

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