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Lavaloceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lavaloceras was named by Flower (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. It is not extant. Its type is Lavaloceras geniculatum.

It was assigned to Oncoceratida by Flower (1952); to Westonoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. geniculatum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Lavaloceras Flower p. 52
1964Lavaloceras Teichert et al. p. 333
1981Lavaloceras Crick p. 229
2002Lavaloceras Sepkoski

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

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. †Lavaloceras Flower 1952
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Lavaloceras geniculatum Flower 1952
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Shermanian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) L. geniculatum (89097)