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Titanoceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

Taxonomy
Titanoceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Grypoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Titanoceras Hyatt
1964Titanoceras Teichert et al. p. 436
2002Titanoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyGrypoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusTitanocerasHyatt 1884

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. †Titanoceras Hyatt 1884
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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: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Virgilian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 303.70000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) T. ponderosum (217905 217908 217915 217969 217977 217979 217992) T. sp. (220414)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) T. sp. (115745)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran T. sp. (119043)