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Apocrinoceras

Cephalopoda - Apocrinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Apocrinoceras was named by Teichert and Glenister (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Apocrinoceras talboti.

It was assigned to Protocycloceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981); to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Apocrinoceratidae by Evans (2011).

Species
A. talboti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Apocrinoceras Teichert and Glenister p. 221
1964Apocrinoceras Teichert et al. p. 152
1981Apocrinoceras Crick p. 227
2002Apocrinoceras Sepkoski
2011Apocrinoceras Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyApocrinoceratidaeFlower and Teichert 1957
genusApocrinocerasTeichert and Glenister 1954

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.

G. †Apocrinoceras Teichert and Glenister 1954
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Apocrinoceras talboti Teichert and Glenister 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Blackhillsian or 481.70000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean - Blackhillsian481.7 - 471.3United Kingdom (Scotland) A. sp. (188715)