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Spyroceras bilineatum

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras bilineatum was named by Hall (1847).

It was recombined as Spyroceras bilineatum by Ruedemann (1906).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Spyroceras bilineatum Ruedemann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familySpyroceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1935
genusSpyrocerasHyatt 1884
speciesbilineatum(Hall 1847)

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.

Spyroceras bilineatum Hall 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Maysvillian or 470.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Orthoceras bilineatum (172350)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Tennessee) Spyroceras bilineatum (5347)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Orthoceras bilineatum (175724) Spyroceras bilineatum (181091)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Spyroceras bilineatum (26192)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Spyroceras bilineatum (5350)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Spyroceras bilineatum (26293 26295)