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Richmondoceras brevicameratum

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Richmondoceras brevicameratum was named by Frey (1995). Its type specimen is MU 398T, a partial shell (body chamber and adoral portions of phragmocone), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Laugherty Creek, which is in a Richmondian shallow subtidal limestone in the Saluda Formation of Indiana. It is the type species of Richmondoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Richmondoceras brevicameratum Frey p. P71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyGreenlandoceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1935
genusRichmondoceras
speciesbrevicameratum

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Richmondoceras brevicameratum (type locality: 87957)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Richmondoceras brevicameratum (372 88124)