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Trimorphoceras sphaeroidalis

Chondrichthyes - Redfieldiiformes - Brookvaliidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites sphaeroidalis was named by M'Coy (1844).

It was recombined as Trimorphoceras sphaeroidalis by Ebbighausen et al. (2010).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2022-02-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Goniatites sphaeroidalis M'Coy
2010Trimorphoceras sphaeroidalis Ebbighausen et al. p. 181

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
HalecostomiRegan 1903
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
infraclassActinopteri()
orderRedfieldiiformes(Berg 1940)
familyBrookvaliidaeBerg 1940
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classChondrichthyes
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
subclassAmmonoidea()
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyRotopericyclidae
subfamilyTrimorphoceratinae
genusTrimorphoceras
speciessphaeroidalis(M'Coy 1844)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available