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Greenlandoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Greenlandoceratidae

Taxonomy
Greenlandoceratidae was named by Shimizu and Obata (1935). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Michelinoceratida by Flower (1962); to Discosorida by Crick (1981); and to Actinocerida by Pohle et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Greenlandoceratidae Shimizu and Obata
1962Greenlandoceratidae Flower p. 342
1981Greenlandoceratidae Crick p. 229
2022Greenlandoceratidae Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyGreenlandoceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1935
familyGreenlandoceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1935

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. †Greenlandoceratidae Shimizu and Obata 1935
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G. †Greenlandoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
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Invalid names: Greenlandoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935 [objective synonym]
G. †Richmondoceras Frey 1995
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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 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Richmondoceras brevicameratum (372 88124)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Richmondoceras brevicameratum (87957)