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Orthoceras transversum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Orthoceras transversum Abich p. 26 figs. Pl 4, figs 7,7a
1900Orthoceras transversum Arthaber p. 210

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
genusOrthocerasBreynius 1832
speciestransversum

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.

Orthoceras transversum Abich 1878
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 451.00000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Orthoceras transversum (26297)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Orthoceras transversum (26299)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan Orthoceras transversum (132465 type locality: 232366)