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Winchelloceras allei

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites allei was named by Winchell (1862). It is the type species of Winchelloceras.

It was recombined as Gonioloboceras allei by Smith (1903); it was recombined as Winchelloceras allei by Work and Mason (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Goniatites allei Winchell p. 363
1862Goniatites pygmaeus Winchell p. 366
1903Glyphioceras pygmaeum Smith p. 65
1903Gonioloboceras allei Smith p. 123
2003Winchelloceras allei Work and Mason p. 595 figs. 2.1, 2.2, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918
familyGirtyoceratidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyGirtyoceratinaeWedekind 1918
genusWinchellocerasRuzhencev 1965
speciesallei(Winchell 1862)

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.

Winchelloceras allei Winchell 1862
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Invalid names: Goniatites pygmaeus Winchell 1862 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height315.111.021.014.85.05
shell diameter327.920.041.126.510.8
shell inflation32.591.604.502.401.50

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: Chadian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Winchelloceras allei (46584)