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Valcouroceras tenuiseptum

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Valcouroceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras tenuiseptum was named by Ruedemann (1906).

It was recombined as Cameroceras tenuiseptum by Ruedemann (1906); it was recombined as Valcouroceras tenuiseptum by Flower (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Orthoceras tenuiseptum Hall p. 35 figs. pl. 7 f. 6
1906Orthoceras tenuiseptum Ruedemann p. 35 figs. pl. 7 f. 6
1906Cameroceras tenuiseptum Ruedemann pp. 408 - 410 figs. pl. 4 f. 1, pl. 5 f. 5-6; pl. 6 f. 2; no
1955Valcouroceras tenuiseptum Flower pp. 828 - 829

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyValcouroceratidaeFlower 1946
genusValcourocerasFlower 1943
speciestenuiseptum(Ruedemann 1906)

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.

†Valcouroceras tenuiseptum Ruedemann 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Cameroceras tenuiseptum (42814)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Cameroceras tenuiseptum (42810 171705 171707) Orthoceras tenuiseptum (172224 172240)
Marmor - Ashbyan471.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Cameroceras tenuiseptum (89032)