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Christioceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Christioceratidae

Taxonomy
Christioceras was named by Nassichuk and Furnish (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Christioceras trifurcatum. It is the type genus of Christioceratidae.

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

Species
C. domokhotovi, C. trifurcatum (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Christioceras Nassichuk and Furnish
1970Parawinslowoceras Popov
2002Christioceras Sepkoski
2006Christioceras Korn
2006Parawinslowoceras Korn
2009Christioceras Furnish et al. p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familyChristioceratidaeNassichuk and Furnish 1965
genusChristiocerasNassichuk and Furnish 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. †Christioceras Nassichuk and Furnish 1965
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Christioceras trifurcatum Nassichuk and Furnish 1965
Invalid names: Parawinslowoceras Popov 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) C. trifurcatum (62646 62652 62696 170689)