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Iwakiella

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Iwakiella was named by Hatai et al. (1972). Its type is Iwakiella ichiroi.

It was assigned to Sphaerorthoceratidae by Niko (2022), Niko and Ehiro (2023).

Species
I. ichiroi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Iwakiella Hatai et al.
2022Iwakiella Niko p. 231
2023Iwakiella Niko and Ehiro p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySphaerorthoceratidaeRistedt 1968
genusIwakiellaHatai et al. 1972

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. †Iwakiella Hatai et al. 1972
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†Iwakiella ichiroi Hatai et al. 1972
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: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan I. ichiroi (62292)