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Glossoceras

Cephalopoda - Ascocerida - Ascoceratidae

Taxonomy
Glossoceras was named by Barrande (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Ascoceratinae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Ascocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Glossoceras Barrande p. 94
1964Glossoceras Teichert et al. p. 273
2002Glossoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderAscoceridaKuhn 1949
familyAscoceratidaeBarrande 1867
subfamilyAscoceratinaeBarrande 1867
genusGlossocerasBarrande 1865

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. †Glossoceras Barrande 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:40
Modified: 2007-09-04 10:10:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Gorstian or 426.70000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) G. gracile (13603)