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Ellesmeroceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Ellesmeroceras was named by Foerste (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Trem-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Ellesmeroceras scheii.

It was assigned to Orthocerotidae by Ulrich et al. (1944); and to Ellesmeroceratidae by Flower (1964), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981), Kröger and Landing (2007) and Evans (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Ellesmeroceras Foerste p. 265
1944Ellesmeroceras Ulrich et al.
1956Ellesmeroceras (Metaellesmeroceras) Flower
1964Ellesmeroceras Flower p. 45
1964Ellesmeroceras Teichert et al. p. 134
1981Ellemeroceras Crick p. 227
2007Ellesmeroceras Kröger and Landing
2011Ellesmeroceras Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusEllesmerocerasFoerste 1921

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. †Ellesmeroceras Foerste 1921
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†Ellesmeroceras bridgei Flower 1941
†Ellesmeroceras elongatum Kobayashi 1931
†Ellesmeroceras expansum Flower 1941
†Ellesmeroceras higdonense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras hotchkissi Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras indomitum Kröger and Landing 2007
†Ellesmeroceras luthei Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras scheii Foerste 1921
†Ellesmeroceras thomasi Ulrich et al. 1944
†Ellesmeroceras winonicum Sardeson 1896
Invalid names: Ellesmeroceras (Metaellesmeroceras) Flower 1956 [invalid subgroup]
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: base of the Demingian to the top of the Floian or 485.40000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (New York) E. sp. (87454)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3United Kingdom (Scotland) E. sp. (188569 188583)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) E. foerstei (39398)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Evenkiyskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug) E. elongatum (87219)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) E. sp. (7703)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiangSu) E. sp. (7920)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) E. sp. (7958 7983)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) E. indomitum (427)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Nunavut) E. scheii (88785)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) E. sp. (88805)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New Mexico) E. sp. (88804)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) E. inbricatum, E. indomitum (56487) E. sp. (273)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Alaska) E. sp. (88802 101836 101848)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Missouri) E. higdonense (101764)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7China (Zhejiang) E. sp. (64594)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Minnesota) E. winonicum (101766)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Wisconsin) E. hotchkissi (101016)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Iowa) E. luthei, E. thomasi (101765)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3USA (Maryland) E. sp. (274)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (XinJiang) E. sp. (20806)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) E. sp. (7972 7975)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Russian Federation (Siberia) E. elongatum (206297)