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Trocholitoceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy
Trocholitoceras was named by Hyatt (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Trocholitidae by Ulrich et al. (1942), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Evans (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Trocholitoceras Hyatt p. 480
1942Trocholitoceras Ulrich et al.
1964Trocholitoceras Teichert et al. p. 361
1981Trocholitoceras Crick p. 228
2011Trocholitoceras Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusTrocholitocerasHyatt 1894

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. †Trocholitoceras Hyatt 1894
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Trocholitoceras bevani Ulrich et al. 1942
Trocholitoceras juvenicostatum Ulrich et al. 1942
Trocholitoceras latum Ulrich et al. 1942
Trocholitoceras philipsburgense 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: Cassinian or 482.30000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Virginia) T. bevani (99221)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) T. walcotti, T. juvenicostatum, T. latum, T. philipsburgense (99224)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) T. walcotti (42793)