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Greenlandoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Greenlandoceratidae

Taxonomy
Greenlandoceras was named by Shimizu and Obata (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Sactoceras lineatum.

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

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Greenlandoceras Shimizu and Obata
1964Greenlandoceras Teichert et al. p. 342
1981Greenlandoceras Crick p. 229
2002Greenlandoceras Sepkoski

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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
genusGreenlandocerasShimizu 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.

G. †Greenlandoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
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Invalid names: Greenlandoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935 [objective synonym]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available