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Dinocycloceras ballianum

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cycloceras ballianum was named by Girty (1909).

It was recombined as Dinocycloceras ballianum by Gordon (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Cycloceras ballianum Girty p. 47 figs. Pl 6, figs 15,15a
1964Dinocycloceras ballianum Gordon p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusDinocycloceras
speciesballianum(Girty 1909)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Arkansas) Dinocycloceras ballianum (157861 157939)