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Selkirkoceras taepaekense

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Armenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Selkirkoceras taepaekense was named by Kobayashi (1977). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kyesan-ch'on/Dongjeom-ni, which is in a Llanvirn/Llandeilo carbonate limestone/shale in the Duwibong Formation of South Korea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Selkirkoceras taepaekense Kobayashi p. 92 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyArmenoceratidaeTroedsson 1926
genusSelkirkocerasFoerste 1929
speciestaepaekense

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.

†Selkirkoceras taepaekense Kobayashi 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Early/Lower Llandeilo or 468.00000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn - Early/Lower Llandeilo468.0 - 458.2South Korea (Kangweondo (Gangwon-do)) Selkirkoceras taepaekense (type locality: 89543)