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Ctenoceras sweeti

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Ctenoceras sweeti was named by Kröger and Isakar (2006). Its type specimen is TUG 46-146, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Osmussaar Island, which is in a Lasnamagi open shallow subtidal limestone in the Väo Formation of Estonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Ctenoceras sweeti Kröger and Isakar pp. 147, 148 figs. 10F-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
genusCtenocerasNoetling 1884
speciessweeti

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Ctenoceras sweeti Kröger and Isakar 2006
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lasnamagi or 461.40000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia (Lääne) Ctenoceras sweeti (type locality: 87263)