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Kirsoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Kirsoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kirsoceras was named by Bogoslovsky (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant. Its type is Tornoceras rotundatum. It is the type genus of Kirsoceratidae.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kirsoceratidae by Korn and Klug (2002) and Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Kirsoceras Bogoslovsky
2002Kirsoceras Korn and Klug p. 166
2002Kirsoceras Sepkoski
2006Kirsoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyTornocerataceaeArthaber 1911
familyKirsoceratidae
genusKirsocerasBogoslovsky 1971

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. †Kirsoceras Bogoslovsky 1971
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Kirsoceras costatum Perna 1914
Kirsoceras kayseri Drevermann 1901
Kirsoceras planum Perna 1914
Kirsoceras rotundatum Perna 1914
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available