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Plectronocerida (disused)

Cephalopoda - Plectronocerida

Taxonomy
Plectonocerida is an order. It is not extant.

It was corrected as Plectronocerida by Mutvei (2013) and Pohle et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Nautiloidea by Mutvei (2013); and to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002) and Pohle et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plectonocerida Sepkoski
2013Plectronocerida Mutvei p. 182
2022Plectronocerida Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderPlectronocerida
orderPlectronocerida

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.

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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 14:31:53
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:31:53
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available