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Elkanoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Elkanoceras was named by Flower (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. Its type is Lituites pluto.

It was assigned to Ruedemannoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2024-02-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Elkanoceras Flower p. 110
1981Elkanoceras Crick p. 229
2002Elkanoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyRuedemannoceratidaeFlower 1940
genusElkanoceras

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. †Elkanoceras Flower 1971
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Elkanoceras pluto Billings 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Newfoundland) Lituites pluto (233265)