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Uranoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Uranoceratidae

Taxonomy
Uranoceratidae was named by Hyatt (1900). Its type is Uranoceras.

It was assigned to Barrandeocerida by Teichert et al. (1964) and Kröger (2013); and to Multiceratoidea by Pohle et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Uranoceratidae Hyatt
1964Uranoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 374
2013Uranoceratidae Kröger
2022Uranoceratidae Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyUranoceratidaeHyatt 1900
familyUranoceratidaeHyatt 1900

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. †Uranoceratidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Cliftonoceras Flower 1957
G. †Cumingsoceras Flower 1950
G. †Jolietoceras Foerste 1925
G. †Siljanoceras Kröger 2013
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Siljanoceras varians Kröger 2013
G. †Uranoceras Hyatt 1884
G. †Warburgoceras Kröger 2013
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Warburgoceras longitudinale Angelin and Lindström 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Silurian or 449.50000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Siljanoceras sp., Siljanoceras varians, Warburgoceras longitudinale (124939)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Warburgoceras longitudinale (73413)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) Warburgoceras longitudinale (73462)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Uranoceras hercules (13075)