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Rayonnoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Carbactinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Rayonnoceras was named by Croneis (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,524].

It was assigned to Carbactinoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Actinocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Rayonnoceras Croneis
1964Rayonnoceras Teichert et al. p. 215
2002Rayonnoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyCarbactinoceratidaeSchindewolf 1943
genusRayonnocerasCroneis 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. †Rayonnoceras Croneis 1926
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Rayonnoceras cadyi Croneis 1926
Rayonnoceras eccentricum Gordon 1964
Rayonnoceras irregulare Schwarzbach 1937
Rayonnoceras nobile Meek and Worthen 1865
Rayonnoceras protentum Gordon 1964
Rayonnoceras solidiforme Croneis 1926
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Invalid names: Rayonnoceras buffaloense Foerste and Teichert 1930 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Rayonnoceras girtyi Foerste and Teichert 1930 [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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Morrowan or 340.00000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) R. sp. (5995)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Arkansas) R. sp. (158016 160509)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Oklahoma) Actinoceras vaughanianum (160484)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Nevada) R. sp. (12781)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) R. vaughanianum (584)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) R. fayettevillense (158023 160493 160495 160507) R. solidiforme (157681 157689 157946 158002 158012 158032 160549 160550 160551 160552 160554 160555 160561) R. vaughanianum (157954)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) R. protentum (5517)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Arkansas) R. eccentricum (160562) R. irregulare (157867) R. nobile (160515) R. protentum (157881 157941 157943 160557 160558 160559) R. solidiforme (160540)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) R. solidiforme (217081 217087)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Texas) R. huecoense (90767)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Utah) R. solidiorme (12780)