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Dawsonoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dawsonoceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. It is the type genus of Dawsonoceratidae.

It was assigned to Dawsonoceratidae by Hyatt (1884), Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964), Sepkoski (2002) and Kröger (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Dawsonoceras Hyatt p. 276
1962Dawsonoceras Flower
1964Dawsonoceras Teichert et al. p. 238
2002Cedarvilleoceras Sepkoski
2002Dawsonoceras Sepkoski
2013Dawsonoceras Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
suborderOrthoceratina
familyDawsonoceratidae
genusDawsonoceras

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. †Dawsonoceras Hyatt 1884
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†Dawsonoceras annulatum Sowerby 1818
†Dawsonoceras barrandei Horný 1956
†Dawsonoceras fenestratum Eichwald 1860
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Invalid names: Dawsonoceras funiforme Angelin 1880 [synonym], Dawsonoceras porkunense Balashov and Zhuravleva 1962 [synonym]
†Dawsonoceras fimbriatum de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Dawsonoceras gregarium Kröger et al. 2011
†Dawsonoceras hyatti Foerste 1928
†Dawsonoceras stumburi Kröger 2013
Invalid names: Cedarvilleoceras [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 450.50000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) D. fenestratum, D. stumburi (124939)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) D. fenestratum (73413)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia (Harju) D. sp. (87298)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Viru) D. fenestratum (87313)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarna) D. gregarium (101023)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) D. americanum (75266)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Sweden (Gotland) D. annulatum (210179 210183 210186) D. sp. (210185)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Sweden D. sp. (159342)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) D. annulatum (77054) D. sp. (459 462 463)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New York) D. annulatum (13045)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) D. hyatti (158598)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) D. annulatum (77053 82607 83096) D. annulatum, Orthoceras annulatum (83097)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) D. sp. (24969 26763)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Ireland D. fimbriatum (90302)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) D. hyatti (160003 160004 160005)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Indiana) D. sp. (26803)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Indiana) D. annulatum (22818)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) D. annulatum (13592)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (Indiana) D. sp. (26805)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (23094)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (New York) D. annulatum (81807 81814 81816 81876 81907 82502 82511 82512 82513 82536 82537 82583 82597 83093) D. sp. (26862 26863)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) D. sp. (25019)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) D. sp. (26792)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) D. americanum (12932 12936 13050 13054) D. americanus (13047) D. annulatum (13053 81783 81805 81840 81873 81885 81898 81906 82501) D. sp. (472 473 541 12934)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) D. nodocostatum (13001) D. sp. (26808)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) D. sp. (26788)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Argentina D. sp. (25062)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) D. sp. (26770)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) D. nodocostatum (13017 13069 13075 13104 13107)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Lithuania D. annulatum (207378)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (23057)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) D. annulatum (13673)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Lithuania D. annulatum (207398 207399 207401 207403)
Ludlow - Elton427.4 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) D. annulatum (74760)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2China (Yunnan) D. omega (27854)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic D. caelebs (14071 14072) D. dulce (14057) D. sp. (14037)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) D. oconnellae (491) D. sp. (493)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic D. caelebs (14073) D. omega (232620)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) D. americanum (3845 3846)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Orthoceras annulatum (232366)