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Spirolegoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Spirolegoceratidae

Taxonomy
Spirolegoceras was named by Miller et al. (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u]. Its type is Spirolegoceras fischeri. It is the type genus of Spirolegoceratinae.

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

Species
S. fischeri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Spirolegoceras Miller et al. p. 1064
2002Spirolegoceras Leonova
2002Spirolegoceras Sepkoski
2006Spirolegoceras Korn
2009Spirolegoceras Furnish et al. p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNeoicoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familySpirolegoceratidaeNassichuk 1970
subfamilySpirolegoceratinae
genusSpirolegoceras

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. †Spirolegoceras Miller et al. 1957
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Spirolegoceras fischeri Miller et al. 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height98.212.0016.09.004.00
shell diameter918.46.5034.019.28.40
shell inflation94.292.508.004.001.88

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: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Idaho) S. fischeri (105291)