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Oxytornoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Tornoceratidae

Taxonomy
Oxytornoceras was named by Becker (1993) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tornoceratinae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006), Bockwinkel et al. (2013), Bockwinkel et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Oxytornoceras Becker
2002Oxytornoceras Korn and Klug p. 158
2002Oxytornoceras Sepkoski
2006Oxytornoceras Korn
2013Oxytornoceras Bockwinkel et al.
2013Oxytornoceras Bockwinkel et al. p. 268

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyTornocerataceaeArthaber 1911
familyTornoceratidaeArthaber 1911
subfamilyTornoceratinaeArthaber 1911
genusOxytornocerasBecker 1993

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. †Oxytornoceras Becker 1993
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†Oxytornoceras acutum Frech 1902
†Oxytornoceras polare Bogoslovsky and Yatskov 1985
†Oxytornoceras signatum Becker 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height227.819.839.029.413.6
shell diameter245.232.463.047.721.6
shell inflation20.0010.0010.0010.001-

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: Early/Lower Famennian or 372.15000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany (Rhenish Massif) Tornoceras acutum (5960)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Poland O. acutum (135716 135749)
Early/Lower Famennian - Middle Famennian372.15 - 365.2Australia (Western Australia) O. n. sp. (38801)