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Troostoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Troostoceras was named by Foerste and Teichert (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde O Cara-m].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Troostoceras Foerste and Teichert
1964Troostoceras Teichert et al. p. 204
1981Troostoceras Crick p. 227
2002Troostoceras 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
genusTroostocerasFoerste and Teichert 1930

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. †Troostoceras Foerste and Teichert 1930
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Diagnosis
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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
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