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Branneroceras branneri

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae

Taxonomy
Gastrioceras branneri was named by Smith (1896).

It was recombined as Gastrioceras (Branneroceras) branneri by Gordon (1964); it was recombined as Branneroceras branneri by Plummer and Scott (1937), Nassichuk (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Gastrioceras branneri Smith p. 257 figs. Pl 23, figs 1-6
1903Gastrioceras branneri Smith p. 82 figs. Pl 11, figs 8-13
1937Branneroceras branneri Plummer and Scott p. 219
1964Gastrioceras (Branneroceras) branneri Gordon p. 253 figs. Pl 27, figs 16-23,27-30; text-fig 76
1975Branneroceras branneri Nassichuk p. 142 figs. Pl 16, figs 1,3,4,7,9,10,15,16; text-fig 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familySchistoceratidaeSchmidt 1929
genusBranneroceras
speciesbranneri(Smith 1896)

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.

Branneroceras branneri Smith 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height54.530.80012.96.705.23
shell diameter517.93.9044.024.517.8
shell inflation511.93.0024.017.09.32

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Moscovian or 318.70000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Gastrioceras branneri (43205 43349 43356 43359 43363 43367 43375 43380 43422 43423 43424 43428 43429 43430 43434 43438)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Arkansas) Gastrioceras branneri (157958 157959 157979)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nunavut) Branneroceras branneri (90768 170656 170657 170658 170659 170660 170661 170662 170663 170687 170688)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Texas) Branneroceras branneri (128576)