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Dimorphoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Dimorphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphoceras was named by Hyatt (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 954]. It is not extant.

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

Species
D. leagramense, D. politum, D. rileyi, D. worki
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. discrepans, D. gilbertsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Dimorphoceras Hyatt
2002Dimorphoceras Sepkoski
2006Dimorphoceras Korn
2009Dimorphoceras Furnish et al. p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDimorphoceratoidea()
familyDimorphoceratidae
subfamilyDimorphoceratinae
genusDimorphocerasHyatt 1883

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. †Dimorphoceras Hyatt 1883
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†Dimorphoceras politum Shumard 1858
†Dimorphoceras rileyi Korn and Titus 2011
†Dimorphoceras worki Korn and Titus 2011
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Westphalian or 346.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Czechia D. discrepans (38086 38088)
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) D. leagramense (233464)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) D. sp. (211905)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9USA (Utah) D. rileyi (134499 134501 134502 134505 134510 134611 134613 134615 134618) D. worki (134608)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) D. gilbertsoni (69304) D. sp. (5966)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (8252)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Nevada) D. sp. (12781)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (8253)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Belgium D. sp. (580)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (8254 8255 8257 8449 8456 8457 8459 8460 8461 8463 8465 8466)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (8268)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (8270)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (162355)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) D. politum (170340 170341 170342 170346 170349 170358)