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Trocholites contractus

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy
Trocholites contractus was named by Schroeder (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Trocholites contractus Schroeder
1958Trocholites contractus Sweet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusTrocholitesConrad 1838
speciescontractusSchroeder 1891

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.

Trocholites contractus Schroeder 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Aseri or 464.30000 to 461.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Norway Trocholites contractus (164055)