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Catastroboceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida

Taxonomy
Catastroboceras is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Catastroboceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
genusCatastroboceras

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.

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Catastroboceras consanguineum Shimanskiy 1967
Catastroboceras quadratum Fleming 1828
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height39.997.5014.09.503.33
shell diameter328.322.038.027.08.19
shell inflation312.510.015.013.02.52

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Pendleian or 336.00000 to 318.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Vestinautilus quadratus (211905)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4Ireland Vestinautilus quadratus (224288 224290 224291 224293 224458 224459 224465)
Pendleian326.4 - 318.1Kazakhstan C. quadratum, C. subsulcatiformae (166476) C. sp., C. quadratum, C. subsulcatiformae, C. consaguinem (8421)