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Plagiostomoceras pleurotomum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Orthoceras pleurotomum was named by Barrande (1874).

It was recombined as Plagiostomoceras pleurotomum by Teichert and Glenister (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orthoceras pleurotomum Barrande
1874Orthoceras pleurotomum Barrande
1952Plagiostomoceras pleurotomum Teichert and Glenister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySphaerorthoceratidaeRistedt 1968
genusPlagiostomocerasTeichert and Glenister 1952
speciespleurotomum(Barrande 1874)

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 Sheinwoodian to the top of the Ludfordian or 432.90000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Italy (Sardinia) Plagiostomoceras pleurotomum (26166)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Plagiostomoceras pleurotomum (26163)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Morocco Plagiostomoceras pleurotomum (91456)