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Wellsoceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tetragonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Wellsoceras was named by Flower (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-u D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 299,524].

It was assigned to Tetragonoceratidae by Flower (1945), Teichert et al. (1964); and to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Wellsoceras Flower
1964Wellsoceras Teichert et al. p. 422
2002Wellsoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyTetragonoceratidaeFlower 1945
genusWellsocerasFlower 1945

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. †Wellsoceras Flower 1945
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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
Collections
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