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Tetrapleuroceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Neptunoceratidae

Taxonomy
Tetrapleuroceras was named by Shimanskiy (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc C Step-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Neptunoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Shimanskiy (1967); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Neptunoceras Shimanskiy
1954Tetrapleuroceras Shimanskiy
1964Neptunoceras Teichert et al. p. 484
1964Tetrapleuroceras Teichert et al. p. 484
1967Tetrapleuroceras Shimanskiy p. 65
2002Neptunoceras Sepkoski
2002Tetrapleuroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderRutoceratina(Flower and Kummel 1950)
superfamilyRutocerataceaeHyatt 1884
familyNeptunoceratidaeShimanskiy 1956
genusTetrapleurocerasShimanskiy 1954

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. †Tetrapleuroceras Shimanskiy 1954
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Tetrapleuroceras karpinskyi Shimansky 1949
Tetrapleuroceras sakmarense Shimansky 1949
Invalid names: Neptunoceras Shimanskiy 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation Neptunoceras sakmarense (166282) T. karpinskyi (166281) T. karpinskyi, T. sakmarense (166280)