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Caloceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Caloceras was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Psiloceras (Caloceras) by Rakús (1999).

It was assigned to Psiloceras by Rakús (1999); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Psiloceratidae by Meister et al. (2010); and to Psiloceratinae by Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Psiloceras (Caloceras) Rakús p. 338
2002Caloceras Sepkoski
2010Caloceras Meister et al.
2013Caloceras Howarth p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyPsiloceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusCaloceras

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. †Caloceras
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†Caloceras bloomfieldense Donovan 1956
†Caloceras giganteum Spath 1924
†Caloceras pirondi Reynès 1868
†Caloceras tortile d'Orbigny 1844
†Caloceras torus d'Orbigny 1844
†Caloceras wrighti Spath 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.50
shell diameter162.0
shell inflation139.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France Psiloceras johnstoni (39215)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Psiloceras johnstoni (29230)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Austria (Tirol) Psiloceras naumanni (208596)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile (Antofagasta) C. johnstoni (210270)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5New Caledonia C. sp., C. bloomfieldense (198415)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (Yukon) Psiloceras johnsoni (33383) Psiloceras johnstoni (34181 34182)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (Yorkshire) C. johnstoni (219462) C. sp. (219463)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Spain C. pirondi (201829)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) C. johnstoni (78503) C. sp. (78504)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) C. bloomfieldense (84967)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Psiloceras sp. (29232)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) C. sp., C. johnstoni (78502)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5Argentina (Mendoza) C. peruvianum (181948)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5France Psiloceras johnstoni (39382 39387)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5Austria C. convolvulum, Psiloceras naumanni (145363) Psiloceras johnstoni (173598) Psiloceras naumanni (173596)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Ammonites johnstoni (84121)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Psiloceras johnstoni (29229)