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Ophioceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Ophidioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ophioceras was named by Barrande (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,524]. It is the type genus of Ophidoceratidae, Ophidioceratidae.

It was assigned to Ophidoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Ophidioceratidae by Chen et al. (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ophioceras Barrande
1964Ophioceras Teichert et al. p. 367
1981Ophioceras Chen et al. p. 84
2002Ophidioceras Sepkoski
2002Ophioceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyOphidioceratidae
genusOphiocerasBarrande 1865

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. †Ophioceras Barrande 1865
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Invalid names: Ophidioceras [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Pridoli or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Ophidioceras reticulatum, Ophidioceras sp. (13597)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) O. wilmingtonense (13107)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Ophidioceras reticulatum (13601 13602)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic O. sp. (14104)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Ophidioceras reticulatum, Ophidioceras rota (13603)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Ophidioceras reticulatum (13617)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Ophidioceras reticulatum (13622)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic O. simplex (233408) O. sp. (14037)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic (Cikana) O. simplex (233409)