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Spyroceras baffinense

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras olorus baffinense was named by Schuchert (1900).

It was recombined as Cycloceras olorus baffinense by Bassler (1915); it was recombined as Spyroceras olorus baffinense by Troedsson (1928); it was recombined as Spyroceras baffinense by Miller et al. (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Orthoceras olorus baffinense Schuchert pp. 151, 169 figs. pl. 12 f. 19-22
1915Cycloceras olorus baffinense Bassler p. 326
1928Spyroceras olorus baffinense Troedsson pp. 37, 117 figs. pl. 14 f. 1
1954Spyroceras baffinense Miller et al. pp. 59 - 61 figs. pl. 24 f. 1-4; pl. 25 f. 1-9; pl. 26 f. 1-8; pl. 27 f. 1-8; pl. 44 f. 9-10; pl. 46 f. 4-5; pl. 57 f.

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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
speciesbaffinense(Schuchert 1900)

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 baffinense Schuchert 1900
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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: Cautleyan or 449.20000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trentonian - Richmondian457.3 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Spyroceras baffinense (24115)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Spyroceras baffinense (24124)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Greenland (Washington Land) Spyroceras olorus (24162)