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Plectoceras jason

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Plectoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus jason was named by Billings (1859).

It was recombined as Plectoceras jason by Ruedemann (1906).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bondi, P. jasoni, P. manitouense, P. occidentale, P. ohtakai, P. robertsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Plectoceras jason Ruedemann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderBarrandeocerida()
familyPlectoceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusPlectocerasHyatt 1884
speciesjason(Billings 1859)

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.

†Plectoceras jason Billings 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:35:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Plectoceras jason (172317 172323 172327 172331)