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Heyuncunoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Heyuncunoceras was named by Chen et al. (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 651]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cyrtactinoceratidae by Chen et al. (1981); and to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Heyuncunoceras Chen et al. p. 51
2002Heyuncunoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
superfamilyPseudorthocerataceae
familyCyrtactinoceratidae
genusHeyuncunoceras

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. †Heyuncunoceras Chen et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Gorstian or 426.70000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0China H. sp. (228660)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Yunnan) H. sp. (27771)