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Cochlioceras avus

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Baltoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cochlioceras avus was named by Eichwald (1860). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cochlioceras.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. roemeri

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Cochlioceras avus Eichwald
1957Cochlioceras sinense Chang p. 55
2007Cochlioceras avus Kröger et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyBaltoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusCochliocerasEichwald 1860
speciesavusEichwald 1860

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.

†Cochlioceras avus Eichwald 1860
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Invalid names: Cochlioceras sinense Chang 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Valaste or 467.30000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hunderum - Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden (Kalmar) Cochlioceras avus (89246)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Norway Cochlioceras avus (163121)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina (San Juan) Cochlioceras avus (87619)