Treptoceras
| Treptoceras Temporal range: Ordovician | |
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| Fossil of Treptoceras duseri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Orthocerida |
| Family: | Proteoceratidae |
| Genus: | Treptoceras Flower 1942 |
Treptoceras is a fossil nautiloid cephalopod genus included in the orthocerid family Proteoceratidae.
Fossil record
It has been found in Ordovician rocks dated from about 460.9 to 445.6 Ma in South Korea and United States. [1]
Species
- †Treptoceras cincinnatiensis Miller 1875
- †Treptoceras duseri Hall and Whitfield 1875
- †Treptoceras fosteri Miller 1875
- †Treptoceras transversum Miller 1875
- †Treptoceras yokoyamai Kobayashi 1927
References
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