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Pristeroceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Phragmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pristeroceras was named by Ruedmann (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Pristeroceras Ruedmann
1964Pristeroceras Teichert et al. p. 338
2002Pristeroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyPhragmoceratidaeMiller 1877
genusPristerocerasRuedmann 1925

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. †Pristeroceras Ruedmann 1925
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pridoli or 423.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.4 - 419.2USA (New York) P. timidum (10455)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) P. sp. (542) P. timidum (491 76216 76217)