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Arkonoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Arkonoceras was named by Flower (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 299].

It was assigned to Michelinoceratidae by Flower (1945); to Michelinoceratinae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Arkonoceras Flower p. 701
1964Arkonoceras Teichert et al. p. 226
2002Arkonoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
subfamilyMichelinoceratinaeFlower 1945
genusArkonocerasFlower 1945

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. †Arkonoceras Flower 1945
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Arkonoceras arkonense Flower 1945
Arkonoceras circularis Sowerby 1814
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 426.70000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Italy (Sardinia) A. adjectum (26168)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) A. adjectum (26170)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Italy (Sardinia) A. adjectum (26161 26171)
Pragian - Middle Givetian413.02 - 383.4Morocco A. sp. (208110)