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Cyrtoceratites

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Archiacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtoceratites was named by Goldfuss (1830) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 299].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Cyrtoceratites Goldfuss p. 226
1964Cyrtoceratites Teichert et al. p. 312
2002Cyrtoceratites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyArchiacoceratidaeTeichert 1939
genusCyrtoceratitesGoldfuss 1830

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. †Cyrtoceratites Goldfuss 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
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