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Mandaloceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Mandaloceratidae

Taxonomy
Mandaloceras was named by Hyatt in Zittel (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-u S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. It is the type genus of Mandaloceratidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Mandaloceras Hyatt in Zittel
1964Mandaloceras Teichert et al. p. 340
2002Mandaloceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyMandaloceratidaeFlower and Teichert 1957
genusMandalocerasHyatt in Zittel 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.

G. †Mandaloceras Hyatt in Zittel 1900
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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 Aeronian to the top of the Pridoli or 440.80000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) M. sp. (158608)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) M. parvulum (26444 26445 26447 26449 26450)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic (Cikana) M. sp. (233409)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic M. bohemicum (14040) M. sp. (14080 232620)