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Discoceras arctuatum

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy
Discoceras arctuatum was named by Lossen (1860).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Discoceras arctuatum Lossen
1958Discoceras arctuatum Sweet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusDiscocerasBarrande 1867
speciesarctuatumLossen 1860

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.

Discoceras arctuatum Lossen 1860
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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 Discoceras arctuatum (164059)