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Plectronoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Plectronoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Plectronoceratidae Kobayashi
1964Plectronoceratidae Flower p. 28
1964Plectronoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 146
1981Plectronoceratidae Crick p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyPlectronoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
familyPlectronoceratidaeKobayashi 1935

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. †Plectronoceratidae Kobayashi 1935
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G. †Eburoceras Zou and Chen 1979
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Invalid names: Paraplectronoceras Qi and Chen 1979 [synonym], Pseudendoceras Chen and Zou 1979 [synonym]
G. †Lunanoceras Chen and Teichert 1983
G. †Multicameroceras Kobayashi 1933
G. †Palaeoceras Flower 1954
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Palaeoceras mutabile Flower 1954
Palaeoceras undulatum Flower 1964
G. †Plectronoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1933
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Plectronoceras cambria Walcott 1905
Plectronoceras exile Flower 1964
Plectronoceras liaotungense Kobayashi 1935
G. †Ruthenoceras Korde 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cressagian to the top of the Miocene or 486.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Shandong) Cyrtoceras cambria (157404)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) Plectronoceras exile, Palaeoceras undulatum, Palaeoceras mutabile (88784)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) Multicameroceras cylindricum (39398)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Ruthenoceras sp. (88939)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Palaeoceras sp. (201497)