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Valcouroceratidae

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Valcouroceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Valcouroceratidae Flower
1958Valcouroceratidae Sweet
1964Valcouroceratidae Teichert et al. p. 291
1981Valcouroceratidae Crick p. 229
1982Valcouroceratidae Stait
1995Valcouroceratidae Frey p. P90
2019Valcouroceratidae Kröger and Aubrechtová

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyValcouroceratidaeFlower 1946
familyValcouroceratidaeFlower 1946

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. †Valcouroceratidae Flower 1946
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G. †Actinomorpha Flower 1943
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†Actinomorpha pupa Flower 1943
G. †Augustoceras Flower 1946
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†Augustoceras molense Stait 1982
†Augustoceras shideleri Flower 1946
G. †Fayettoceras Foerste 1932
G. †Kindleoceras Foerste 1924
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†Kindleoceras reversatum Foerste 1924
†Kindleoceras triangulare Foerste 1924
G. †Manitoulinoceras Foerste 1924
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†Manitoulinoceras lysander Billings 1865
†Manitoulinoceras postumius Billings 1865
G. †Minganoceras Foerste 1938
G. †Staufferoceras Foerste 1932
G. †Valcouroceras Flower 1943
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†Valcouroceras bovinum Flower 1943
†Valcouroceras cyclops Flower 1943
†Valcouroceras elongatum Flower 1952
†Valcouroceras obesum Flower 1943
†Valcouroceras seelyi Ruedemann 1906
†Valcouroceras tenuiseptum Ruedemann 1906
G. †Valkyrioceras Kröger and Aubrechtová 2019
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†Valkyrioceras dalecarlia Kröger and Aubrechtová 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Richmondian or 458.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Cameroceras tenuiseptum, Oonoceras seelyi (42814)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Cameroceras tenuiseptum (42810 171705 171707) Orthoceras tenuiseptum (172224 172240) Valcouroceras elongatum (89105) Valcouroceras obesum, Valcouroceras cyclops (171817)
Marmor - Ashbyan471.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Cameroceras tenuiseptum (89032)
Kunda - Uhaku469.1 - 458.0Norway (Hadeland) Valcouroceras holtedahli (164011)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Augustoceras sp., Valcouroceras sp., Cyrtoceras vallandinghami (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558)
Franklinian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2USA (Tennessee) Cyrtoceras vallandighami (5371)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Valcouroceras sp., Valcouroceras bovinum (89040)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Fayettoceras beloitense, Manitoulinoceras neleum, Valcouroceras sp. (23757 23758) Fayettoceras beloitense, Staufferoceras featherstonhaughi (23752 23753) Manitoulinoceras neleum, Valcouroceras sp. (23756)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fayettoceras beloitense, Staufferoceras featherstonhaughi (23690)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Fayettoceras beloitense (23761)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Fayettoceras beloitense, Manitoulinoceras neleum, Valcouroceras sp. (23691)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Manitoulinoceras warsawense, Manitoulinoceras wykoffense (23766) Manitoulinoceras wykoffense (23767)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Manitoulinoceras warsawense, Manitoulinoceras wykoffense (23708)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Manitoulinoceras warsawense (23762)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Manitoulinoceras wykoffense (23711 23717)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Manitoulinoceras wykoffense (23768 23769 23770 23773 23775 23776 23777)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Valkyrioceras dalecarlia (73411)
Eastonian - Bolindian452.3 - 443.1Australia (Tasmania) Augustoceras molense (189083)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Manitoulinoceras wykoffense (23778 23779 23780)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Augustoceras sp. (385)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Manitoulinoceras wykoffense (23724 23738)
Edenian - Caradoc451.0 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Cyrtoceras vallandighami (5372)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Cyrtoceras vallandighami (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Augustoceras sp. (388)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Augustoceras shideleri (87915)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Manitoulinoceras sp. (374)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Kindleoceras reversatum, Kindleoceras triangulare, Manitoulinoceras lysander, Manitoulinoceras postumius (173012) Manitoulinoceras lysander (22960)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Manitoulinoceras gyroforme (88067) Manitoulinoceras sp. (367 368 395) Manitoulinoceras williamsae (27499)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Fayettoceras sp., Kindleoceras sp., Manitoulinoceras sp., Staufferoceras sp. (394) Manitoulinoceras sp. (392)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Fayettoceras thompsoni, Kindleoceras cumingsi, Kindleoceras rotundum, Manitoulinoceras moderatum (5323) Kindleoceras equilaterale, Manitoulinoceras moderatum, Manitoulinoceras gyroforme (5325) Manitoulinoceras erraticum, Manitoulinoceras moderatum, Manitoulinoceras sp. (5324)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (Tasmania) Augustoceras molense (189093)