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Avaoceras elongatum

Cephalopoda - Bassleroceratidae

Taxonomy
Avaoceras elongatum was named by Ulrich et al. (1944). It is the type species of Avaoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Avaoceras elongatum Ulrich et al. p. 41 figs. Pl. 8. Fig 10-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyBassleroceratidae
genusAvaoceras
specieselongatum

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.

†Avaoceras elongatum Ulrich et al. 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Blackhillsian or 481.70000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean - Blackhillsian481.7 - 471.3USA (Missouri) Avaoceras elongatum (98459)