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Xenoceras

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Poterioceratidae

Taxonomy
Xenoceras was named by Flower (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: D Gedi D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 299].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Xenoceras Flower p. 2
1964Xenoceras Teichert et al. p. 316
2002Xenoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyPoterioceratidaeFoord 1888
genusXenocerasFlower 1952

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. †Xenoceras Flower 1952
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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