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Cyrtactinoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtactinoceras was named by Hyatt in Zittel (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi S Ludl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524].

It was assigned to Proteoceratidae by Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Cyrtactinoceras Hyatt in Zittel p. 528
1962Cyrtactinoceras Flower
1964Cyrtactinoceras Teichert et al. p. 256
1981Cyrtactinoceras Crick p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusCyrtactinocerasHyatt in Zittel 1900

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. †Cyrtactinoceras Hyatt in Zittel 1900
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Cyrtactinoceras boycii Whitfield 1886
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) C. boycii (42810 89105 171798) C. champlainense (171797) Cyrtoceras boycii (172295) Ruedemannoceras boycii (42808)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) C. boycii (171795)