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Hercoceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Rutoceratidae

Taxonomy
Hercoceras was named by Barrande (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-l Sepkoski's reference number: 299,524].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Hercoceras Barrande
1964Hercoceras Teichert et al. p. 417
2002Hercoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderRutoceratina(Flower and Kummel 1950)
superfamilyRutocerataceaeHyatt 1884
familyRutoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusHercocerasBarrande 1865

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. †Hercoceras Barrande 1865
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 410.80000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Middle Givetian410.8 - 380.2Morocco H. mirum (208110)