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Staufferoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Valcouroceratidae

Taxonomy
Staufferoceras was named by Foerste (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

It was assigned to Valcouroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Oncoceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Staufferoceras Foerste p. 50
1964Staufferoceras Teichert et al. p. 293
1981Staufferoceras Crick p. 229
2002Staufferoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyValcouroceratidaeFlower 1946
genusStaufferocerasFoerste 1932

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. †Staufferoceras Foerste 1932
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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: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Ashgill or 457.30000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) S. featherstonhaughi (23752 23753)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. featherstonhaughi (23690)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) S. sp. (394)