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Diastoloceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Protocycloceratidae

Taxonomy
Diastoloceras was named by Teichert and Glenister (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Protocycloceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Baltoceratidae by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Diastoloceras Teichert and Glenister p. 190
1964Diastoloceras Teichert et al. p. 152
1981Diastoloceras Crick p. 227
2002Diastoloceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyProtocycloceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusDiastolocerasTeichert and Glenister 1954

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. †Diastoloceras Teichert and Glenister 1954
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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
Collections
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