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Diceras

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Diceratidae

Taxonomy
Diceras was named by Lamarck (1805) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-m J Kimm-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Diceratinae by Kiessling (2003); and to Diceratidae by Steuber (2002), Bouchet et al. (2010), Skelton (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Diceras Lamarck
1969Macrodiceras Karczewski
2002Diceras Sepkoski
2002Macrodiceras Sepkoski
2002Diceras Steuber
2003Diceras Kiessling
2010Diceras Bouchet et al.
2013Diceras Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyDiceratidaeDall 1895
genusDicerasLamarck 1805

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.

G. †Diceras Lamarck 1805
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Diceras brevicornum Karczewski 1969
Diceras impressum Karczewski 1969
Diceras originale Bayle 1873
Invalid names: Macrodiceras Karczewski 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-03 08:29:31
Modified: 2008-03-03 10:29:31
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 157.90000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France D. arietinum (11085)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Morocco D. sp. (68080)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21Slovenia D. sp. (39809)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland D. arietinum (98575 98576 98577 98579) D. arietinum, D. sp. (98578) D. arietinum, D. sp., Macrodiceras rotundatum, D. brevicornum, D. impressum, D. originale, Macrodiceras longum, Macrodiceras balaklavense, Macrodiceras kozlowskii, Macrodiceras magnum, Macrodiceras pcelincevi, Macrodiceras polonicum, Macrodiceras spirale (98574) D. arietinum, D. sp., Macrodiceras rotundatum, Macrodiceras longum, Macrodiceras balaklavense (98580) D. sp. (68366)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania D. sp. (35183 35185 35190)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21France (Normandy) D. suprajurensis (23539)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania D. sp., D. speciosus, D. bavaricum (35201)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Croatia D. sp. (21203)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland D. sp. (68368 68370)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) D. speciosum (23903)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia D. sp. (31284)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France D. gaultina (58885)