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Kochoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kochoceras was named by Troedsson (1926).

It was assigned to Actinoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Actinocerida by Flower (1957) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Kochoceras Troedsson
1957Kochoceras Flower
1964Kochoceras Teichert et al. p. 204
1981Kochoceras Crick p. 227
2002Kochoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyActinoceratidaeSaeman 1853
genusKochocerasTroedsson 1926

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. †Kochoceras Troedsson 1926
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†Kochoceras cuneiforme Troedsson 1926
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Invalid names: Kochoceras troedssoni Roy 1941 [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: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Cautleyan or 451.00000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Manitoba) K. sp. (24165)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) K. sp. (24161)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Saskatchewan) K. sp. (24164)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Estonia K. sp. (24175)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Wyoming) K. sp. (24167)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) K. cuneiforme (26947) K. foordi (26957)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) K. sp., K. troedssoni (24116)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) K. foordi, K. mantelli, K. cuneiforme (26943)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) K. sp. (13657)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) K. cuneiforme (24124)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) K. bailliei (23023 23026) K. bailliei, K. giganteum (23031) K. sp. (23039)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) K. productum (26359)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Greenland (Washington Land) K. cuneiforme (24162)