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Fremontoceras

Cephalopoda - Apsidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Fremontoceras was named by Foerste (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524].

It was assigned to Apsidoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981); and to Barrandeocerida by Flower (1952), Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Fremontoceras Foerste p. 89
1952Fremontoceras Flower p. 57
1964Fremontoceras Teichert et al. p. 382
1981Fremontoceras Crick p. 229
2002Fremontoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyApsidoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusFremontocerasFoerste 1935

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. †Fremontoceras Foerste 1935
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Fremontoceras giganteum Flower 1952
Fremontoceras jewetti Flower 1947
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Mohawkian to the top of the Gamachian or 457.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) F. jewetti (13840)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) F. jewetti (172145)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) F. giganteum (89112)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) F. jewetti (89153)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) F. loperi (23024)