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Apsidoceras

Cephalopoda - Apsidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Apsidoceras was named by Hyatt (1884).

It was assigned to Apsidoceratidae by Strand (1934), Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Barrandeocerida by Flower (1952) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Apsidoceras Hyatt p. 289
1934Apsidoceras Strand
1952Apsidoceras Flower p. 56
1964Apsidoceras Teichert et al. p. 382
1981Apsidoceras Crick p. 229
2002Apsidoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyApsidoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusApsidocerasHyatt 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. †Apsidoceras Hyatt 1884
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Apsidoceras quebecense Flower 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Vormsi to the top of the Gamachian or 452.00000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian - Edenian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) A. quebecense (89097 89110)
Vormsi452.0 - 445.6Norway (Oslo Asker) A. magnificum (164206)
Cautleyan449.5 - 445.6Norway A. magnificum (163408)
Richmondian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Northwest Territories) A. insigne (26343)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) A. milleri (23024)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) A. depressum, A. sp. (37469)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway (Skien - Langesund) A. sp. (164207)