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Rudolfoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Rudolfoceratidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Rudolfoceratidae Ulrich et al.
2009Rudolfoceratidae Kröger and Landing
2011Rudolfoceratidae Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyRudolfoceratidae
familyRudolfoceratidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Rudolfoceratidae Ulrich et al. 1944
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G. †Ectocycloceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Ectocycloceras cataline Billings 1865
Ectocycloceras cato Billings 1865
Ectocycloceras levisense Ulrich et al. 1944
G. †Rudolfoceras Ulrich et al. 1944
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Rudolfoceras autolycus Billings 1862
Rudolfoceras cornuoryx Whitfield 1886
Rudolfoceras cornuoryx Whitfield 1886
Rudolfoceras keadyi Hook and Flower 1977
Rudolfoceras kindlei Ulrich et al. 1944
Rudolfoceras russelli Hook and Flower 1977
Rudolfoceras subarcuatum Ulrich et al. 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Cassinian to the top of the Tulean or 482.30000 to 474.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Ectocycloceras levisense (188685 188688)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Orthoceras cataline, Orthoceras cato (42799)
Stairsian - Tulean485.4 - 474.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Ectocycloceras levisense (188696)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Rudolfoceras autolycus, Rudolfoceras kindlei, Rudolfoceras levisense, Rudolfoceras subarcuatum (101017)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) Orygoceras cornuoryx (42793)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (New York) Orygoceras cornuoryx (42798)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) Rudolfoceras sp. (5268)