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Cheiloceras (Compactoceras)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cheiloceratidae

Taxonomy

Cheiloceras (Compactoceras) was named by Becker (2002).

It was assigned to Cheiloceras by Becker (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Cheiloceras acutum, Cheiloceras circumflexum, Cheiloceras circumflexum, Cheiloceras circumflexum, Cheiloceras complanatum, Cheiloceras globosum, Cheiloceras nehdense, Cheiloceras oxyacantha, Cheiloceras planilobum, Compactoceras circumflexum, Compactoceras pompeckji, Compactoceras praelentiforme, Compactoceras rotundum, Compactoceras tenue, Compactoceras undulosum, Compactoceras verneuili

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2002	Cheiloceras (Compactoceras) Becker

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Goniatitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Tornoceratina	Wedekind 1918
superfamily	Prionoceratoidea	()
family	Cheiloceratidae	Frech 1897
subfamily	Cheiloceratinae	Frech 1897
genus	Cheiloceras	Frech 1897
subgenus	Compactoceras

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.

Subg. †Cheiloceras (Compactoceras) Becker 2002

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

fast-movingo

Life habit:

nektonico

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2005-01-28 02:36:55

Modified:

2005-10-06 16:36:08

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Famennian or 372.15000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian	372.15 - 368.5	Germany	Compactoceras circumflexum, Compactoceras praelentiforme (187042) Compactoceras pompeckji (187039) Compactoceras rotundum (187044) Compactoceras tenue (187043) Compactoceras tenue, Compactoceras verneuili (187056) Compactoceras tenue, Compactoceras verneuili, Compactoceras circumflexum (187041) Compactoceras verneuili (187045 187047 187048 187049 187051 187055 187061 187062) Compactoceras verneuili, Compactoceras circumflexum, Compactoceras undulosum (187064)