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Homeroceras grandis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Homeroceras grandis was named by Tozer (1994). Its type specimen is GSC 32103 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is West spur of of Mountain 8km NE of Mount Laurier (GSC 56250), which is in a Tuvalian offshore horizon in the Ludington Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Homeroceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Homeroceras grandis Tozer p. 218 figs. Pl 98, figs 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusHomeroceras
speciesgrandis

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.

Homeroceras grandis Tozer 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height317.6--17.6-
shell diameter336.233.940.035.03.25
shell inflation310.8--10.8-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) Homeroceras grandis (type locality: 49794 137950)