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Mandaloceratidae

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Mandaloceratidae

Taxonomy
Mandaloceratidae was named by Flower and Teichert (1957). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Mandaloceras.

It was assigned to Discosorida by Teichert et al. (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Mandaloceratidae Flower and Teichert
1964Mandaloceratidae Teichert et al. p. 340

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyMandaloceratidaeFlower and Teichert 1957
familyMandaloceratidaeFlower and Teichert 1957

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.

Fm. †Mandaloceratidae Flower and Teichert 1957
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G. †Cayugoceras Flower 1947
G. †Cinctoceras Flower 1957
G. †Mandaloceras Hyatt in Zittel 1900
G. †Ovocerina Flower 1957
G. †Pseudogomphoceras Flower 1957
G. †Umbeloceras Flower 1957
G. †Vespoceras Flower 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Pridoli or 440.80000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Mandaloceras sp. (158608)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) Mandaloceras parvulum (26444 26445 26447 26449 26450)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine Umbeloceras tumescens (13874)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic Mandaloceras bohemicum (14040) Mandaloceras sp. (14080 232620)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic (Cikana) Cinctoceras sp., Mandaloceras sp., Umbeloceras sp. (233409)