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Orthoceras vagum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Orthoceras vagum Ruedemann p. 435

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
genusOrthocerasBreynius 1832
speciesvagum

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Orthoceras vagum Ruedemann 1906
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Orthoceras vagum (171795)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Orthoceras vagum (89105)