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Beloceras jorfense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Beloceratidae

Taxonomy
Beloceras jorfense was named by Korn et al. (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tantana, Jorf, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Beloceras jorfense Korn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyBelocerataceae
familyBeloceratidae
genusBelocerasHyatt 1884
speciesjorfense

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.

Beloceras jorfense Korn et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height140.4
shell diameter184.9
shell inflation113.4

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Morocco Beloceras jorfense (type locality: 135661)