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Centroceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Centroceratidae

Taxonomy
Centroceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524,1066]. Its type is Goniatites marcellensis. It is the type genus of Centroceratidae.

It was assigned to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Centroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Kröger (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Centroceras Hyatt
1964Centroceras Teichert et al. p. 432
2002Centroceras Sepkoski
2008Centroceras Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
familyCentroceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusCentrocerasHyatt 1884

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. †Centroceras Hyatt 1884
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Centroceras marcellensis Vanuxem 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Zlichovian to the top of the Givetian or 409.10000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (New Jersey) C. marcellense (9471)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Morocco C. sp. (91748)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) C. sp. (38450 38451 38452 38453 38454 38455 38456)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) C. marcellense (9470)