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Cartersoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Cartersoceras was named by Flower (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde O Cara Sepkoski's reference number: 2,298]. It is not extant. Its type is Cartersoceras shideleri.

It was assigned to Cyptendoceratidae by Zhuravleva (1994); to Baltoceratidae by Flower (1964), Crick (1981), Frey (1995); to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sactorthoceratidae by Kröger et al. (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Cartersoceras Flower p. 121
1981Cartersoceras Crick p. 227
1994Cartersoceras Zhuravleva p. 127
1995Cartersoceras Frey p. P28
2002Cartersoceras Sepkoski
2007Cartersoceras Kröger et al. p. 1274

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySactorthoceratidaeFlower 1946
genusCartersoceras

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. †Cartersoceras Flower 1964
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Cartersoceras popei Frey 1995
Cartersoceras shideleri Flower 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Mohawkian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) Murrayoceras noveboracense (89010)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) C. shideleri, C. popei (87737)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) C. shideleri (87734)