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Neocycloceras

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Neocycloceras was named by Flower and Caster (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-m C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Neocycloceras obliquum.

It was assigned to Pseudorthoceratinae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Pseudorthoceratidae by Kröger (2008).

Species
N. obliqueannulatum, N. obliquum (type species), N. termierorum
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. obliquannulatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Neocycloceras Flower and Caster p. 14
1964Neocycloceras Teichert et al. p. 243
2008Neocycloceras Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusNeocyclocerasFlower and Caster 1935

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. †Neocycloceras Flower and Caster 1935
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†Neocycloceras obliquum Flower and Caster 1935
†Neocycloceras termierorum Kröger 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter110.5

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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Changhsingian or 409.10000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco N. sp. (150360 150362)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Morocco N. termieri (91748)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco N. termieri (92076)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Tajikistan N. sp. (117828)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran N. obliqueannulatum (119043) N. sp. (63892 118272 118280)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan N. margaritatum (110678 110690) N. sp. (110596) Orthoceras obliqueannulatum (132465)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Armenia N. obliqueannulatum (110749)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran (Abadeh) N. obliquannulatum (63894)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Jiangxi) Orthoceras cyclophorum (109628)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) N. sp. (121646)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Orthoceras obliqueannulatum (90251)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran N. sp. (119068 119069 119070)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan N. margaritatum (110602) N. sp. (110694)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) N. sp. (112093)