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Thylacoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Thylacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Thylacoceratidae was named by Teichert and Glenister (1954).

It was assigned to Endocerida by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Thylacoceratidae Teichert and Glenister
1964Thylacoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 165
1981Thylacoceratidae Crick p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyThylacoceratidaeTeichert and Glenister 1954
familyThylacoceratidaeTeichert and Glenister 1954

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.

Fm. †Thylacoceratidae Teichert and Glenister 1954
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G. †Talassoceras Balashov 1960
G. †Thylacoceras Teichert and Glenister 1952
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Thylacoceras kimberleyense Teichert and Glenister 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:07
Modified: 2008-02-28 11:13:13
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Tremadocian or 478.60000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) Talassoceras sp. (4771)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Australia (Kimberley) Thylacoceras kimberleyense (188952)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) Thylacoceratidae indet. (4760)