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Narthecoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Narthecoceratidae

Taxonomy
Narthecoceratidae was named by Flower (1958).

It was assigned to Endoceratina by Flower (1958); to Orthocerida by Frey (1981); and to Endocerida by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Narthecoceratidae Flower
1964Narthecoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 183
1981Narthecoceratidae Crick p. 226
1981Narthecoceratidae Frey p. 1217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyNarthecoceratidaeFlower 1958
familyNarthecoceratidaeFlower 1958

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. †Narthecoceratidae Flower 1958
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G. †Donacoceras Foerste 1925
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Donacoceras arundineum Foerste 1925
Donacoceras bellense Foerste 1925
Donacoceras percense Foerste 1936
G. †Narthecoceras Hyatt 1895
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Narthecoceras dunni Frey 1981
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 Turinian to the top of the Telychian or 457.30000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Narthecoceras crassisiphonatum (185481)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Narthecoceras crassisiphonatum (185478)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Narthecoceras sinclairi (26957)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Narthecoceras crassisiphonatum (26342) Narthecoceras simpsoni (26341)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Narthecoceras crassisiphonatum (13654 13655)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Narthecoceras crassisiphonatum (23009) Narthecoceras sp. (34813)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Narthecoceras dunni (89538)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) Narthecoceras crassisiphonatum (23018)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Donacoceras percense (37469)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Donacoceras bellense (159925 233159)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Donacoceras arundineum, Donacoceras timiskamingense (233158)