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Dawsonoceras hyatti

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dawsonoceras hyatti was named by Foerste (1928). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. americanum, D. omega

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Dawsonoceras hyatti Foerste
2006Dawsonoceras hyatti Kröger and Isakar

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
suborderOrthoceratina
familyDawsonoceratidae
genusDawsonoceras
specieshyattiFoerste 1928

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.

†Dawsonoceras hyatti Foerste 1928
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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 Aeronian to the top of the Telychian or 440.50000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) Dawsonoceras hyatti (158598)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Dawsonoceras hyatti (160003 160004 160005)