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Teichertoceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Teichertoceras was named by Foerste (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Teichertoceras Foerste
1964Teichertoceras Teichert et al. p. 334
1981Teichertoceras Crick p. 229
2002Teichertoceras Sepkoski

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

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. †Teichertoceras Foerste 1933
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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: base of the Shermanian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 457.30000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) T. sp. (24223)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) T. husseyi (23711 23717)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) T. husseyi (23769 23770 23771 23773 23775 23776 23777)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') T. sp. (40704)