Orthoceras

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phylum Mollusca Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a genus of extinct nautiloidcephalopod restricted to Middle Ordovician -aged marine limestones of the Baltic States and Sweden. This genus is sometimes called Orthoceratites. Note it is sometimes misspelled as Orthocera, Orthocerus or Orthoceros.

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class Cephalopoda
subclass Nautiloidea
order †Orthocerida 
family †Orthoceratidae 
genus †Orthoceras