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Ctenoceras verticillatum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras verticillatum was named by Krause (1844). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ctenoceras verticillatum by Noetling (1844).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Orthoceras verticillatum Krause
1844Ctenoceras verticillatum Noetling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusCtenocerasNoetling 1884
speciesverticillatum(Krause 1844)

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 verticillatum Krause 1844
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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
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