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Brachycycloceras rustaqense

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Brachycycloceratidae

Taxonomy
Brachycycloceras rustaqense was named by Niko et al. (1996). Its type specimen is MGL 72026 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rustaq, talus collection, central Oman Mountains, which is in a Roadian basinal (carbonate) packstone in the Hamrat Duru Formation of Oman.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Brachycycloceras rustaqense Niko et al. p. 522 figs. 3.1-3.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyBrachycycloceratidaeFurnish et al. 1964
genusBrachycyclocerasMiller et al. 1933
speciesrustaqense

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.

†Brachycycloceras rustaqense Niko et al. 1996
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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: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Oman Brachycycloceras rustaqense (type locality: 102388)