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Rangeroceras

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Rangeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Rangeroceras was named by Hook and Flower (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524]. It is not extant. Its type is Rangeroceras hintzei. It is the type genus of Rangeroceratidae.

It was assigned to Baltoceratidae by Hook and Flower (1977) and Crick (1981); and to Rangeroceratidae by Evans (2005).

Species
R. hintzei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Rangeroceras Hook and Flower p. 24
1981Rangeroceras Crick p. 227
2005Rangeroceras Evans p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyRangeroceratidae
genusRangeroceras

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. †Rangeroceras Hook and Flower 1977
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Rangeroceras hintzei Hook and Flower 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available