MolluscaBase - Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) rectum Worthen, 1875 †

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Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) rectum Worthen, 1875 †

AphiaID

1884300 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1884300)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Harrisoceras rectum (Worthen, 1875) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) Foerste, 1893 † accepted as Euorthoceras Foerste, 1893 †

Original name

Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) rectum Worthen, 1875 †

Direct children (2)

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Variety Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) rectum var. junior Foerste, 1889 † accepted as Harrisoceras rectum var. junior Foerste, 1889 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) rectum var. junius Foerste, 1889 † accepted as Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) rectum var. junior Foerste, 1889 † accepted as Harrisoceras rectum var. junior Foerste, 1889 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Orthoceras (Euorthoceras) rectum Worthen, 1875 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1884300 on 2026-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2026-04-22 19:09:03Z

created

Pohle, Alexander

Licensing

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Sources (1)

basis of record Foerste, A. F. (1889). Notes on Clinton Group fossils, with special reference to collections from Indiana, Tennessee and Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 34: 263-355.
page(s): 278 [details]