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Tretoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Tretoceras was named by Salter (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi].

It was assigned to Orthocerida by Teichert et al. (1964), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Tretoceras Salter p. 179
1964Tretoceras Teichert et al. p. K260
2002Tretoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
genusTretocerasSalter 1958

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. †Tretoceras Salter 1958
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available