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Ctenoceras schmidti

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Ctenoceras schmidti was named by Noetling (1884). It is not extant. It is the type species of Ctenoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Ctenoceras schmidti Noetling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
genusCtenocerasMuir-Wood 1936
speciesschmidtiNoetling 1884

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.

†Ctenoceras schmidti Noetling 1884
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Lasnamagi or 464.30000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia (Harju) Ctenoceras schmidti (87255 87261)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia (Ida-Viru) Ctenoceras schmidti (87257 87259)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia (Ida-Viru) Ctenoceras schmidti (87262)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia (Harju) Ctenoceras schmidti (87256)