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Eskimoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Eskimoceras was named by Troedsson (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

It was assigned to Ormoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981); and to Eskimoceratidae by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Eskimoceras Troedsson
1964Eskimoceras Teichert et al. p. 212
1981Eskimoceras Crick p. 227
2002Eskimoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyEskimoceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1936
genusEskimocerasTroedsson 1936

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. †Eskimoceras Troedsson 1936
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Diagnosis
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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
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