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Orthoceras argus

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
O. annulata, O. bisignatum, O. burgense, O. decrescens, O. dominans, O. elegantulum, O. eurekensis, O. expansum, O. fluminense (syn. O. bohemicum), O. geinitzi, O. gradatum, O. hulli, O. kingii, O. lentum, O. lepton, O. luhai, O. margaritatum, O. modestum, O. oehlerti, O. orientale, O. progressum, O. punjabiense, O. rachidium, O. randolphensis, O. siculum, O. spissiseptum, O. submoniliforme, O. subtriangulare, O. transversum, O. turritellum, O. vagum, O. vesiculosum, O. waageni, Orthoceros regularis

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusOrthocerasBreynius 1832
speciesargus

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Austria Orthoceras argus (13911)