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Michelinoceras currens

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Orthoceras currens was named by Barrande (1866). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Michelinoceras currens by Kröger (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orthoceras currens Barrande
2008Michelinoceras currens Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
genusMichelinocerasFoerste 1932
speciescurrens(Barrande 1866)

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.

Michelinoceras currens Barrande 1866
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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 Wenlock to the top of the Lochkovian or 432.90000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Michelinoceras currens (26163)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Italy (Sardinia) Michelinoceras currens (26161)