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Broeggeroceras contractum

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Broeggeroceras contractum was named by Sweet (1958). It is the type species of Broeggeroceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Broeggeroceras contractum Sweet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyWestonoceratidaeTeichert 1933
genusBroeggerocerasSweet 1958
speciescontractum

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: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Oandu or 453.90000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Oslo) Broeggeroceras contractum (164170)