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Borissjakoceras falcatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Binneyitidae

Taxonomy
Borissjakoceras falcatum was named by Kennedy (2020). Its type specimen is OUMNH KX.16434, a shell, and it is a mold.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. compressum, B. orbiculatum
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2025-11-28; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-11-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Borissjakoceras falcatum Kennedy p. 164 figs. 5, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyBinneyitidaeReeside 1927
genusBorissjakoceras(Arkhangel'skii 1916)
speciesfalcatum

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.

†Borissjakoceras falcatum Kennedy 2020
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available