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Albertoceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Albertoceras was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Albertoceras walcotti.

It was assigned to Orthocerotidae by Ulrich et al. (1944); to Ellesmeroceratidae by Unklesbay and Young (1956), Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Albertoceras Ulrich and Foerste
1944Albertoceras Ulrich et al.
1956Albertoceras Unklesbay and Young p. 487
1964Albertoceras Teichert et al. p. 134
1981Albertoceras Crick p. 227
2002Albertoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusAlbertocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936

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.

G. †Albertoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Albertoceras gracillimum Ulrich et al. 1944
Albertoceras minimum Ulrich et al. 1944
Albertoceras staufferi Ulrich et al. 1944
Albertoceras walcotti Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Floian or 477.70000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) A. minimum (101760)