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Cycloplectoceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Tarphyceratidae

Taxonomy
Cycloplectoceras was named by Ulrich et al. (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Cycloplectoceras miseri.

It was assigned to Plectoceratidae by Ulrich et al. (1942); and to Tarphyceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981).

Species
C. funatum, C. miseri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Cycloplectoceras Ulrich et al.
1964Cycloplectoceras Teichert et al. p. 355
1981Cycloplectoceras Crick p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTarphyceratidae
genusCycloplectocerasUlrich et al. 1942

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. †Cycloplectoceras Ulrich et al. 1942
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Cycloplectoceras funatum Ulrich et al. 1942
Cycloplectoceras miseri Ulrich et al. 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Blackhillsian or 477.70000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Missouri) C. funatum (99122)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Arkansas) C. funatum (99123) C. miseri (99119 99120)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) C. miseri (99121)