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Pseudotoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotoceras was named by Ruzhencev (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Pseudotoceras armenorum.

It was assigned to Araxoceratidae by Leonova (2002); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Araxoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Pseudotoceras Ruzhencev
2002Pseudotoceras Leonova
2002Pseudotoceras Sepkoski
2006Pseudotoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAraxoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusPseudotocerasRuzhencev 1962

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. †Pseudotoceras Ruzhencev 1962
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Pseudotoceras armenorum Ruzhencev 1962
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Invalid names: Ceratites intermedius Abich 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Armenia P. djoulfense (110747) P. sp. (110794) P. sp., P. djoulfense (110773)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran P. sp., P. djoulfense (63892)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran (Abadeh) P. sp., P. djoulfense (63894)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Ceratites djoulfensis, Ceratites intermedius (232366) P. djoulfense (110679 110680 110681 110715) P. sp. (110608 110690)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia P. sp. (110789)