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Clarkesvillia

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Clarkesvillia was named by Flower (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Clarkesvillia Flower
1964Clarkesvillia Teichert et al. p. 333
1981Clarkesvillia Crick p. 229
2002Clarkesvillia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyWestonoceratidaeTeichert 1933
genusClarkesvilliaFlower 1946

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. †Clarkesvillia Flower 1946
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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 Richmondian to the top of the Ashgill or 449.60000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) C. sp. (392)