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Saloceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Eothinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Saloceras was named by Evans (2005). It is not extant. Its type is Orthoceras sericeum.

It was assigned to Eothinoceratidae by Kröger and Evans (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Saloceras Evans p. 10
2011Saloceras Kröger and Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEothinoceratidaeUlrich et al. 1944
genusSaloceras

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.

G. †Saloceras Evans 2005
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†Saloceras chinianense Thoral 1935
†Saloceras murvielense Kröger and Evans 2011
†Saloceras pradense Thoral 1935
†Saloceras sericeum Salter 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Migneintian to the top of the Moridunian or 481.10000 to 473.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1France (Languedoc-Roussillon) S. chinianense, S. murvielense (101704) S. murvielense (101705)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) S. chinianense (101708 101712 101713) S. pradense (101707)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1United Kingdom (Wales) Orthoceras sericeum (89315) S. sericeum, Orthoceras sericeum (89314)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1United Kingdom (England) S. sericeum (89316 89317)
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) S. sericeum (89318 89322 89323 89324 89325)
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) S. chinianense, S. pradense (101714)
Moridunian - Whitlandian477.1 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (89407)