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Wocklumeria

Cephalopoda - Clymeniida - Wocklumeriidae

Taxonomy
Wocklumeria was named by Wedekind (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Wocklumeriaceae, Wocklumeriidae.

It was assigned to Clymeniida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wocklumeriidae by Bogoslovsky (1981), Becker (2000), Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Wocklumeria Wedekind
1981Wocklumeria Bogoslovsky p. 69
2000Wocklumeria Becker p. 61
2002Wocklumeria Sepkoski
2006Wocklumeria Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderClymeniidaHyatt 1884
suborderWocklumeriinaBecker 1997
superfamilyWocklumeriaceaeSchindewolf 1937
familyWocklumeriidaeSchindewolf 1937
genusWocklumeriaWedekind 1918

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. †Wocklumeria Wedekind 1918
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†Wocklumeria sphaeroides Richter 1848
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†Wocklumeria sphaeroides aperta Schindewolf 1937
†Wocklumeria sphaeroides plana Schindewolf 1937
Invalid names: Wocklumeria denckmanni Wedekind 1918 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height511.07.2014.012.72.92
shell diameter535.130.041.034.54.11
shell inflation512.49.2017.012.03.23

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5China W. sphaeroides (162317)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) W. sphaeroides (38643 38657)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86France (Alsace) W. sp. (38667)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany W. sphaeroides (38647)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Kazakhstan W. sphaeroides (189992)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Morocco W. sphaeroides (172582)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Austria W. sphaeroides (38603)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany Goniatites sphaeroides (172580) W. denckmanni (172526) W. plana (172517) W. sphaeroides (170791 172504 172505 172506 172507 172508 172509 172510 172512 172514 172516 172518 172525 172527 172529 172533 172536 172538 172539 172540 172544 172545 172546 172547 172581) W. sphaeroides, W. plana (172528) W. sphaeroides, W. plana, W. aperta (172511 172515)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Guizhou) W. sphaeroides (3954)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Sauerland) W. sphaeroides (172534)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) W. sp. (234936) W. sphaeroides (234932)