MolluscaBase - Uranoceras Hyatt, 1884 †

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Uranoceras Hyatt, 1884 †

AphiaID

1896715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1896715)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cyrtoceras uranus Barrande, 1866 † accepted as Uranoceras uranus (Barrande, 1866) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Uranoceratidae Hyatt, 1900 †

Original name

Uranoceras Hyatt, 1884 †

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Species Uranoceras uranus (Barrande, 1866) †
Species Uranoceras holtianus (Blake, 1882) † accepted as Boionautilus holtianus (Blake, 1882) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Uranoceras uranum (Barrande, 1866) † accepted as Uranoceras uranus (Barrande, 1866) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Hyatt, A. (1884). Genera of fossil cephalopods. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 22: 253–338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42025344
page(s): 298 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Uranoceras Hyatt, 1884 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1896715 on 2026-09-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2026-06-15 08:13:18Z

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Pohle, Alexander

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original description Hyatt, A. (1884). Genera of fossil cephalopods. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 22: 253–338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42025344
page(s): 298 [details]

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