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Araxoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Araxoceras was named by Ruzhencev (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Araxoceratidae by Tozer (1981), Leonova (2002); and to Araxoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Araxoceras Ruzhencev
1981Araxoceras Tozer
2002Araxoceras Leonova
2002Araxoceras Sepkoski
2006Araxoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAraxoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusAraxocerasRuzhencev 1959

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. †Araxoceras Ruzhencev 1959
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†Araxoceras abarquense Zakharov and Mousavi Abnavi 2010
†Araxoceras glenisteri Ruzhencev 1962
†Araxoceras iranense Zakharov and Mousavi Abnavi 2010
†Araxoceras kiangsiense Chao and Liang 1965
†Araxoceras latissimum Ruzhencev 1959
†Araxoceras latum Ruzhencev 1962
†Araxoceras rotoides Ruzhencev 1963
†Araxoceras simplex Zheng and Ma 1982
†Araxoceras tectum Ruzhencev 1963
†Araxoceras trochoides Abich 1878
†Araxoceras varicatum Ruzhencev 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height69.166.0020.06.407.97
shell diameter627.016.843.028.210.7
shell inflation68.046.5010.08.001.76

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) A. kiangsiense (121644) A. simplex (144029)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran (Fars) A. sp. (137395)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Japan (Miyagi) A. sp., A. rotoides (61935)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran A. rotoides, A. tectum (118282) A. sp. (118006 118007) A. sp., A. abarquense, A. iranense (63892)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Armenia A. sp. (110747)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran (Abadeh) A. sp., A. glenisteri, A. latum, A. rotoides, A. tectum (63894)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan A. latissimum, A. latum (95630) A. rotoides, A. tectum (110669) A. sp. (94948 110595 110636 110670 110671 110715 110727) A. trochoides, A. latissimum, A. latum (110678) Ceratites trochoides (232366) Otoceras trochoides (132465)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran A. latum (63893)