MolluscaBase - Gigantoceras Hyatt, 1900 †

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Gigantoceras Hyatt, 1900 †

AphiaID

1896560 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1896560)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior homonym (of Gigantoceras Holland, 1893; Heracloceras Teichert, 1940 is a replacement name)

Accepted name

Heracloceras Teichert, 1940 †

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Gyroceras inelegans Meek, 1871 † accepted as Heracloceras inelegans (Meek, 1871) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Nephriticeratidae Hyatt, 1894 †

Original name

Gigantoceras Hyatt, 1900 †

Direct children (2)

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Species Gigantoceras elrodi (C. A. White, 1882) † accepted as Cumingsoceras elrodi (C. A. White, 1882) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Gigantoceras inelegans (Meek, 1871) † accepted as Heracloceras inelegans (Meek, 1871) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Hyatt, A. (1900). Cephalopoda. In: Zittel, K. A. V.; Eastman, C. R. (Eds). Text-book of paleontology by Karl A. von Zittel [translated from German to English and edited by C. R. Eastman]. Vol. 1. pp. 502-604. Macmillan, London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17392244
page(s): 527 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Gigantoceras Hyatt, 1900 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1896560 on 2026-07-21

Taxonomic edit history

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2026-06-13 12:53:51Z

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Pohle, Alexander

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Sources (2)

original description Hyatt, A. (1900). Cephalopoda. In: Zittel, K. A. V.; Eastman, C. R. (Eds). Text-book of paleontology by Karl A. von Zittel [translated from German to English and edited by C. R. Eastman]. Vol. 1. pp. 502-604. Macmillan, London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17392244
page(s): 527 [details]

replacement name source Teichert, C. (1940). Contributions to nautiloid nomenclature. Journal of Paleontology. 14: 590-597., available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/1298712
page(s): 590 [details] Available for editors

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