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Microbaltoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Microbaltoceras was named by Flower (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. It is not extant. Its type is Microbaltoceras minore.

It was assigned to Baltoceratidae by Flower (1964), Crick (1981); and to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. minore (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Microbaltoceras Flower p. 106
1981Microbaltoceras Crick p. 227
2002Microbaltoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyBaltoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusMicrobaltoceras

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. †Microbaltoceras Flower 1964
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Microbaltoceras minore 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: Gasconadian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Texas) M. sp., M. minore (88939)