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Tompophiceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Tompophiceras was named by Popov (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Indu-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xenodiscidae by Tozer (1994) and Korn (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Tompophiceras Popov
1977Tompoites Ermakova
1994Tompophiceras Tozer p. 49
2002Tompophiceras Sepkoski
2006Tompophiceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusTompophicerasPopov 1961

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.

G. †Tompophiceras Popov 1961
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†Tompophiceras extremum Spath 1935
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Invalid names: Glyptophiceras subextremum Spath 1935 [synonym]
†Tompophiceras morpheos Popov 1961
†Tompophiceras nielseni Spath 1935
†Tompophiceras pascoei Spath 1930
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Invalid names: Xenodiscus himalayanus Diener 1913 [replaced]
Invalid names: Tompoites Ermakova 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1212.28.6019.011.05.45
shell diameter1249.128.872.548.913.7
shell inflation1217.7--17.7-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Induan or 254.17000 to 251.20000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) T. sp. (48895)
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.17 - 250.5China (Sichuan) Glyptophiceras sp. (48944) T. sp. (111618)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Norway T. gracile (31367)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation T. extremum (214748) T. morpheos (107024 221960) T. morpheous (187156 187160 187167 187168 187171 187172 187173 187174 187175 187176 187179) T. morpheous, T. gerbaense (187166 187170) T. morpheous, T. gerbaense, T. pascoei (187164) T. morpheous, T. pascoei (187157 187158 187159 187161 187165 187178) T. nielseni (107123) T. pascoei (107046 187152 187162 187163 187177) T. sp. (90204 187180 221959 221961) T. ussurense (221137)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Canada (Nunavut) T. extremum (47940 47950 47955 137953)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Glyptophiceras pascoei (215002)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Glyptophiceras extremum (118690 118778) Glyptophiceras extremum, Glyptophiceras pascoei (118651) Glyptophiceras pascoei (48064 48113 48123 118617 118652 118662 118679 118744 118760) Glyptophiceras subextremum (118525 118682 118757) T. extremum, T. pascoei (112751) T. pascoei (112725 112730 112747)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation (Siberia) T. gerbaense (48398) T. gerbaense, T. morpheos (48472 48481) T. gracile, T. pascoei (48470 48475) T. pascoei (48469) T. sp. (48473 48482 48488)