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Plummeroceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Domatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Grypoceras (Plummeroceras) was named by Kummel (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Grypoceras (Plummeroceras) plummeri.

It was reranked as Plummeroceras by Teichert et al. (1964), Sepkoski (2002), Pérez-Valera et al. (2017), Korn (2025).

It was assigned to Grypoceras by Kummel (1953); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); to Grypoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Pérez-Valera et al. (2017); and to Domatoceratidae by Korn (2025).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Grypoceras (Plummeroceras) Kummel
1964Plummeroceras Teichert et al. p. 436
2002Plummeroceras Sepkoski
2017Plummeroceras Pérez-Valera et al. p. 179
2025Plummeroceras Korn p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderDomatoceratina
superfamilyGrypoceratoideaHyatt 1900
familyDomatoceratidae
genusPlummeroceras()

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. †Plummeroceras Kummel 1953
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Plummeroceras plummeri Kummel 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height159.0
shell diameter1168.0
shell inflation163.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Grypoceras plummeri (110988)