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Hemicosmorthoceras laterculum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Sphaerorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Hemicosmorthoceras laterculum was named by Ristedt (1968). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. celloni, H. semiannulatum, H. serratulum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Hemicosmorthoceras laterculum Ristedt
2008Hemicosmorthoceras laterculum Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySphaerorthoceratidaeRistedt 1968
genusHemicosmorthocerasRistedt 1968
specieslaterculumRistedt 1968

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Pridoli or 425.00000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Hemicosmorthoceras laterculum (26163)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Hemicosmorthoceras laterculum (26169)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Austria Hemicosmorthoceras laterculum (13910 14252)