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Tajaroceras

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Troedssonellidae

Taxonomy
Tajaroceras was named by Hook and Flower (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. Its type is Tajaroceras wardae.

It was assigned to Troedssonellidae by Hook and Flower (1977), Crick (1981) and Evans (2011).

Species
T. wardae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Tajaroceras Hook and Flower
1977Tajaroceras Hook and Flower
1981Tajaroceras Crick p. 228
2011Tajaroceras Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyTroedssonellidaeKobayashi 1935
genusTajarocerasHook and Flower 1976

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. †Tajaroceras Hook and Flower 1976
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Tajaroceras wardae Hook and Flower 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available