Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Allotrioceras

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Allotrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Allotrioceras was named by Flower (1955). Its type is Allotrioceras bifurcatum. It is the type genus of Allotrioceratidae.

It was assigned to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Allotrioceratidae by Flower (1955), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981), Evans and King (2012).

Species
A. bifurcatum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Allotrioceras Flower
1964Allotrioceras Teichert et al. p. 184
1981Allotrioceras Crick p. 226
2002Allotrioceras Sepkoski
2012Allotrioceras Evans and King

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderBisonocerida
familyAllotrioceratidaeFlower 1955
genusAllotriocerasFlower 1955

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. †Allotrioceras Flower 1955
show all | hide all
Allotrioceras bifurcatum Flower 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) A. bifurcatum (171798)