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Centrotarphyceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Tarphyceratidae

Taxonomy
Centrotarphyceras was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Tarphyceratidae by Ulrich et al. (1942), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Kröger and Landing (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Centrotarphyceras Ulrich and Foerste p. 267
1942Centrotarphyceras Ulrich et al.
1964Centrotarphyceras Teichert et al. p. 355
1981Centrotarphyceras Crick p. 228
2009Centrotarphyceras Kröger and Landing

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTarphyceratidae
genusCentrotarphycerasUlrich and Foerste 1936

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. †Centrotarphyceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Centrotarphyceras apheusi Ulrich et al. 1942
Centrotarphyceras bidgei Ulrich et al. 1942
Centrotarphyceras imperator Billings 1861
Centrotarphyceras powersi Ulrich et al. 1942
Centrotarphyceras seelyi Whitfield 1886
Centrotarphyceras subundosum Ulrich et al. 1942
Centrotarphyceras yellvillense Ulrich et al. 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Blackhillsian or 480.80000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Lituites imperator (42799)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Virginia) C. macdonaldi (99220 99868)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (New York) C. seelyi (88944 90082 90194 90195) Tarphyceras seelyi (42798 171787)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Arkansas) C. baxterensis (56502)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) C. subundosum, Tarphyceras seelyi, Tarphyceras champlainense (42793)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Texas) C. longicameratum (88776)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) C. sp. indet. (69196)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Virginia) C. bridgei (99874) C. macdonaldi (99869 99870)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) C. apheusi (98439) C. imparator (99875)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Arkansas) C. yellvillense (99872 99873)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) C. powersi (99871)