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Polonoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Tornoceratidae

Taxonomy
Polonoceras was named by Dybczynski (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant. Its type is Polonoceras planum.

It was reranked as Tornoceras (Polonoceras) by Glenister (1958).

It was assigned to Tornoceras by Glenister (1958); to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aulatornoceratinae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Polonoceras Dybczynski
1958Tornoceras (Polonoceras) Glenister p. 93
2002Polonoceras Korn and Klug p. 164
2002Polonoceras Sepkoski
2006Polonoceras Korn

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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
subfamilyAulatornoceratinae(Becker 1993)
genusPolonocerasDybczynski 1913

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. †Polonoceras Dybczynski 1913
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Polonoceras baikuense Sheng 1999
Polonoceras delepinei Petersen 1975
Polonoceras dux Becker 1993
Polonoceras mensinki Becker 1993
Polonoceras planum Dybczynski 1913
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height320.518.124.419.53.31
shell diameter338.333.245.537.26.27
shell inflation35.974.907.006.201.06

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 Late/Upper Frasnian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 375.20000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Tornoceras sp. (170954)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Australia (Western Australia) P. delepinei (65388)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany P. sp. (187064)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Kazakhstan P. planidorsatum, P. dorsoplanum (172154)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) P. delepinei (39079 39104)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Chelyabinsk) P. planidorsatum (172157 172158)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan P. planidorsatum (172156)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan (Chelyabinsk) P. planidorsatum (172159)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Australia (Western Australia) P. delepinei (39080 39081 39086 39090 39101 39102 39106 65113 65115 65119 65120 65122 65124 65125 65373 65374 65378 65379 65385 65386)