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Retroclitendoceras

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Proterocameroceratidae

Taxonomy
Retroclitendoceras was named by Flower (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren].

It was assigned to Proterocameroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Proterocameratidae by Crick (1981); and to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Retroclitendoceras Flower
1964Retroclitendoceras Teichert et al. p. 170
1981Retroclitendoceras Crick p. 226
2002Retroclitendoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyProterocameroceratidaeKobayashi 1937
genusRetroclitendocerasFlower 1956

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. †Retroclitendoceras Flower 1956
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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 14:33:07
Modified: 2008-02-28 11:13:13
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Canadian to the top of the Tremadoc or 485.40000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hubei) R. sp. (4736 4738)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3USA (Maryland) R. sp. (428)