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Rasmussenoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Tripteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Rasmussenoceras was named by Foerste (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m Sepkoski's age data: O Cara O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. Its type is Lambeoceras leveannulatum.

It was assigned to Allumettoceratidae by Flower (1962); to Tripteroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Oncoceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Rasmussenoceras Foerste p. 51
1962Rasmussenoceras Flower
1964Rasmussenoceras Teichert et al. p. 290
1981Rasmussenoceras Crick p. 229
2002Ramussenoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyTripteroceratidaeFlower 1941
genusRasmussenocerasFoerste 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. †Rasmussenoceras Foerste 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Cautleyan or 453.80000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) R. sp. (26947)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) R. leveannulatum (192339)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) R. sp. (394)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) R. variable (5324)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Greenland (Washington Land) Lambeoceras leveannulatum (24162)