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Kazakhoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Berkhoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kazakhoceras was named by Ruzhencev (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Kazakhoceras yanshini.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Kazakhoceras Ruzhencev
1957Berkhoceras Librovitch
2002Kazakhoceras Sepkoski
2006Kazakhoceras Korn
2009Kazakhoceras Furnish et al. p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDimorphoceratoidea()
familyBerkhoceratidaeLibrovitch 1957
genusKazakhocerasRuzhencev 1947

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. †Kazakhoceras Ruzhencev 1947
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Kazakhoceras bylundi Korn and Titus 2011
Kazakhoceras hawkinsi Moore 1930
Kazakhoceras scaliger Schmidt 1934
Kazakhoceras yanshini Ruzhentsev 1947
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Invalid names: Berkhoceras boreale Librovitch 1957 [synonym], Kazakhoceras compressum Liang 1957 [synonym]
Invalid names: Berkhoceras Librovitch 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height327.923.532.728.24.60
shell diameter344.838.052.545.27.25
shell inflation30.0010.0010.0010.001-

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 Asbian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 340.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian340.0 - 336.0USA (Nevada) K. bylundi (134647)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0USA (Utah) K. bylundi (134499 134508 134615 134618)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Kazakhstan K. hawkinsi (166868 166869)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Kazakhstan K. hawkinsi (8421 166865 166866 166873 166875 166876 166878 166879 166880 166881 166882 166884 166885 166886 166887 166888 166889 166890 166891 166894 166895 166957 166958 166964 166965)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) K. scaliger (8620)