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Vescotoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Vescotoceras was named by Ruzhencev (1962).

It was synonymized subjectively with Prototoceras by Leonova (2002).

It was assigned to Araxoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Species
V. acutum, V. evanidum, V. japonicum, V. serratum
Species lacking formal opinion data
V. pessoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Vescotoceras Ruzhencev
2006Vescotoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAraxoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusVescotocerasRuzhencev 1962

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. †Vescotoceras Ruzhencev 1962
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†Vescotoceras acutum Ruzhencev 1959
†Vescotoceras evanidum Ruzhencev 1962
†Vescotoceras japonicum Bando and Ehiro 1985
†Vescotoceras serratum Ruzhencev 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height111.0
shell diameter125.0
shell inflation16.00

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan V. acutum (110670) V. pessoides, V. acutum (110669 110678) V. sp. (110596 110608 110714)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran (Abadeh) V. sp., V. evanidum, V. acutum (63894)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Japan (Miyagi) V. sp., Prototoceras japonicum, V. japonicum (61935)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Armenia V. sp. (110747)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran V. acutum (63892) V. evanidum (118273) V. sp. (118007)