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Buehleroceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Buehleroceras was named by Ulrich et al. (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Buehleroceras compressum.

It was assigned to Cyclostomiceratidae by Ulrich et al. (1943); to Ellesmeroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. apertum, B. compressum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Buehleroceras Ulrich et al.
1964Buehleroceras Teichert et al. p. 134
1981Buehleroceras Crick p. 227
2002Buehleroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusBuehleroceras

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. †Buehleroceras Ulrich et al. 1943
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Buehleroceras apertum Ulrich et al. 1943
Buehleroceras compressum Ulrich et al. 1943
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: Demingian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) B. arcuatum, B. infundibulum (427)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) B. infundibulum, B. arcuatum, B. sinuatum (56487)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Iowa) B. compressum, B. apertum (101765)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Wisconsin) B. apertum (189293) B. compressum (189288 189289 189290)