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Erinoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pseudohaloritidae

Taxonomy
Erinoceras was named by Zhao and Zheng (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 303].

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Linwuceras Xu p. 559
1977Erinoceras Zhao and Zheng
2002Erinoceras Leonova
2002Erinoceras Sepkoski
2006Erinoceras Korn
2009Erinoceras Furnish et al. p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPseudohaloritoidea(Ruzhencev 1957)
familyPseudohaloritidaeRuzhencev 1957
subfamilyShouchangoceratinaeZhao and Zheng 1977
genusErinoceras

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. †Erinoceras Zhao and Zheng 1977
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Erinoceras ellipticum Zhao and Zheng 1977
Erinoceras lineatum Zhao and Zheng 1977
Invalid names: Linwuceras Xu 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter117.2

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 Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hunan) Linwuceras hunanense, Linwuceras orientale, Linwuceras zhongguoense (124018)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Zhejiang) E. ellipticum, E. lineatum (101621) E. sp. (101600)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Zhejiang) E. sp. (121717)