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Copiceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Copiceras was named by Ulrich et al. (1944) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Copiceras erectum.

It was assigned to Orthocerotidae by Ulrich et al. (1944); to Ellesmeroceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. erectum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Copiceras Ulrich et al. p. 65
1981Copiceras Crick p. 227
2002Copiceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusCopiceras

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. †Copiceras Ulrich et al. 1944
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Copiceras erectum Ulrich et al. 1944
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: Floian or 477.70000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Arkansas) C. erectum (99877)