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Shideleroceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Shideleroceratidae

Taxonomy
Shideleroceras was named by Flower and Foerste (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Shideleroceras Flower and Foerste p. 508
1964Shideleroceras Teichert et al. p. 159
1981Shideleroceras Crick p. 228
2002Shideleroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyShideleroceratidaeFlower 1946
genusShidelerocerasFlower and Foerste 1946

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. †Shideleroceras Flower and Foerste 1946
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgillian449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) S. gracile (5325)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Ohio) S. sp. (394)