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Levisoceras ellipticum

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Levisoceras ellipticum was named by Ulrich et al. (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Levisoceras ellipticum Ulrich et al. p. 138
1956Levisoceras ellipticum Unklesbay and Young p. 484

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusLevisocerasFoerste 1925
speciesellipticumUlrich et al. 1943

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.

†Levisoceras ellipticum Ulrich et al. 1943
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Gasconadian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Virginia) Levisoceras ellipticum (73291 73292)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (Wisconsin) Levisoceras ellipticum (189293 189368)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (Pennsylvania) Levisoceras ellipticum (189369)