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Litoceras whiteavsi

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy
Litoceras whiteavsi was named by Hyatt (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. adamsi, L. celticum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Litoceras whiteavsi Hyatt
1942Litoceras whiteavsi Ulrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusLitocerasHyatt 1883
specieswhiteavsiHyatt 1894

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.

†Litoceras whiteavsi Hyatt 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Floian or 477.10000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Litoceras whiteavsi (100026)
Floian - Whiterockian477.1 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Litoceras whiteavsi (100028)