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Ehlersoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ehlersoceras was named by Foerste (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Ehlersoceras Foerste p. 50
1964Ehlersoceras Teichert et al. p. 284
1981Ehlersoceras Crick p. 229
2002Ehlersoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyOncoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusEhlersocerasFoerste 1932

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. †Ehlersoceras Foerste 1932
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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

Age range: Caradoc or 458.40000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) E. sp. (219315)