Type

Eschatoceras dorsatus Redtenbacher, 1891 type species by subsequent designation of Eschatoceras Redtenbacher, 1891

Nomenclature (7)

  • Eschatoceras Redtenbacher, 1891: 448.

    type species by subsequent designation Eschatoceras dorsatus Redtenbacher, 1891 in Kirby, 1906

  • Eschatocerus [sic] Redtenbacher, 1891 in Kirby, 1906: 259.
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  • Eschatoceras Redtenbacher, 1891 in Bruner, 1915: 378.
  • Eschatoceras Redtenbacher, 1891 in Otte, 1997: 28.

Nomenclature references (6)

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

From Greek ἔσχατος, extreme, and κέρας, horn, unclear to what it refers, perhaps pointed fastigium or tooth-like process on scapus.

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