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Valhalloceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Phthanoncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Valhalloceras was named by Evans and King (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Valhalloceras floweri.

It was assigned to Phthanoncoceratidae by Evans and King (1990); and to Oncoceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
V. floweri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Valhalloceras Evans and King p. 628
2002Valhalloceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyPhthanoncoceratidae
genusValhalloceras

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. †Valhalloceras Evans and King 1990
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Valhalloceras floweri Evans and King 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Arenigian or 478.60000 to 468.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen V. floweri (89288)