Treptoceras

Treptoceras is a fossil cephalopod genus included in the orthocerid family Proteoceratidae.

Treptoceras
Temporal range: Ordovician
Fossil of Treptoceras duseri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: †Orthocerida
Family: †Proteoceratidae
Genus: †Treptoceras
Flower 1942

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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