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Antiplectoceras

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Barrandeoceratidae

Taxonomy
Antiplectoceras was named by Foerste and Savage (1927).

It was assigned to Barrandoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Barrandeoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Antiplectoceras Foerste and Savage p. 58
1964Antiplectoceras Teichert et al. p. 372
1981Antiplectoceras Crick p. 229
2002Antiplectoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderBarrandeocerida
familyBarrandeoceratidaeFoerste 1925
genusAntiplectocerasFoerste and Savage 1927

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. †Antiplectoceras Foerste and Savage 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:35:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rawtheyan to the top of the Gamachian or 455.80000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) A. sp. (23689 23690)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) A. sp. (23752 23753 23756 23757 23758)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) A. sp. (23691)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian455.8 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) A. sp. (365)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.6Norway (Asker) A. askerense (164214)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) A. shammattawaense (26359)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) A. shamattawaense (23031)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway A. askerense (159393)