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Plectoceras carletonense

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Plectoceratidae

Taxonomy
Plectoceras carletonense was named by Foerste (1933).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Plectoceras carletonense Foerste p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderBarrandeocerida
familyPlectoceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusPlectocerasHyatt 1884
speciescarletonenseFoerste 1933

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.

Plectoceras carletonense Foerste 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:35:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rocklandian or 460.90000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Kentucky) Plectoceras carletonense (87737)