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Canadoceras fraternum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites fraternus was named by Gabb (1869).

It was recombined as Canadoceras fraternum by Anderson (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Ammonites fraternus Gabb p. 137 figs. PI. 23, Fig. 15, a, b
1958Canadoceras fraternum Anderson p. 233 figs. Plate 50, figure 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyPachydiscidaeSpath 1922
genusCanadocerasSpath 1922
speciesfraternum()

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.

†Canadoceras fraternum Gabb 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Canadoceras fraternum (44276)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Canadoceras fraternum (44277)