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Cyrtocerinidae

Cephalopoda - Cyrtocerinida - Cyrtocerinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Cyrtocerinidae Flower
1964Cyrtocerinidae Teichert et al. p. 158
1981Cyrtocerinidae Crick p. 228
1983Cyrtocerinidae Stait
2017Cyrtocerinidae Kröger and Aubrechtova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderCyrtocerinidaMutvei 2015
familyCyrtocerinidaeFlower 1946
familyCyrtocerinidaeFlower 1946

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. †Cyrtocerinidae Flower 1946
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G. †Centrocyrtocerina Stait 1983
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G. †Cyrtocerina Billings 1865
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†Cyrtocerina crenulata Flower 1952
†Cyrtocerina foerstei Flower 1952
G. †Rummoceras Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
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†Rummoceras rummuensis Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Ashgill or 467.30000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Centrocyrtocerina frizonensis (189077)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Wisconsin) Cyrtocerina crenulata (89018)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Cyrtocerina sp. (89017)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Cyrtocerina crenulata (23756) Cyrtocerina schoolcrafti (23757) Cyrtocerina sp., Cyrtocerina crenulata (23752 23753)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Cyrtocerina sp., Cyrtocerina crenulata (23690)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Cyrtocerina crenulata (23691)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Cyrtocerina schoolcrafti (23767)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Cyrtocerina schoolcrafti (23708)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Cyrtocerina schoolcrafti (23711 23717)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Cyrtocerina schoolcrafti (23768 23769 23770 23771 23773 23775 23776 23777)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Cyrtocerina foerstei (89025) Cyrtocerina kimmswickense (89019) Cyrtocerina kimmswickense, Cyrtocerina foerstei (89024)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Cyrtocerina sp. (26955)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Vasalemma) Rummoceras rummuensis (188570 188677)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Cyrtocerina schoolcrafti (185268)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) Centrocyrtocerina sp. (154160)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Cyrtocerina sp. (394)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) Cyrtocerina carinifera (5325) Cyrtocerina madisonensis, Cyrtocerina modesta, Cyrtocerina patella (5323)