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Arcanoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Eogonioloboceratidae

Taxonomy
Arcanoceras was named by Ruzhencev (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302,304]. It is not extant. Its type is Girtyoceras burmai.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eogonioloboceratidae by Titus (2000), Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Arcanoceras Ruzhencev
2000Arcanoceras Titus p. 23
2002Arcanoceras Sepkoski
2006Arcanoceras Korn
2009Arcanoceras Furnish et al. p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDimorphoceratoidea()
familyEogonioloboceratidae
genusArcanocerasRuzhencev 1965

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. †Arcanoceras Ruzhencev 1965
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Arcanoceras burmai Miller and Downs 1950
Arcanoceras furnishi Saunders 1964
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Invalid names: Nomismoceras marshallense Gordon 1964 [synonym]
Arcanoceras macallisteri Gordon, Jr. 1964
Arcanoceras praecox Ruzhentsev 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height57.612.9032.26.6012.0
shell diameter514.26.3058.012.021.5
shell inflation51.621.003.501.601.03

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 335.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Kazakhstan A. burmai (166868 166871 166872)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9Kazakhstan A. burmai (166865 166874 166875 166881 166882)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Arkansas) Nomismoceras marshallense (157685)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Kazakhstan A. burmai (166863)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) A. burmai (166934)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) A. burmai (166954)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (California) Anthracoceras macallisteri (217143)