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Sactoceras piso

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Sactoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras piso was named by Billings (1865).

It was recombined as Sactoceras piso by Billings (1865) and Foerste (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. vadocameratum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Sactoceras piso Billings
1924Sactoceras piso Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
superfamilyPseudorthoceratoideaFlower and Caster 1935
familySactoceratidaeTroedsson 1926
genusSactocerasHyatt 1884
speciespiso(Billings 1865)

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.

†Sactoceras piso Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Sactoceras piso (173332)