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Palaeocyclendoceras eichwaldi

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Endoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paleocyclendoceras eichwaldi was named by Balashov (1968) [= 1860 Endoceras vaginatum Eichwald , pp. 1243 , fig. 48: 1a-e = 1861 Endoceras vaginatum Eichwald , pp. 360 , fig. 27:1a-б]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Palaeocyclendoceras, Paleocyclendoceras.

It was recombined as Palaeocycloceras eichwaldi by Balashov (1968) and Kröger et al. (2009); it was recombined as Palaeocyclendoceras eichwaldi by Kröger (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Palaeocycloceras eichwaldi Balashov
1968Paleocyclendoceras eichwaldi Balashov pp. 127 - 128 figs. pl. 20 f. 1-3
2009Palaeocycloceras eichwaldi Kröger et al.
2012Palaeocyclendoceras eichwaldi Kröger fig. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyEndoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusPalaeocyclendoceras()
specieseichwaldi()

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
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Measurements
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Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:07
Modified: 2008-02-28 11:13:13
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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