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Deckeroceras

Cephalopoda - Apsidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Deckeroceras was named by Foerste (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Deckeroceras Foerste p. 92
1964Deckeroceras Teichert et al. p. 382
1981Deckeroceras Crick p. 229
2002Deckeroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyApsidoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusDeckerocerasFoerste 1935

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. †Deckeroceras Foerste 1935
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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: Maysvillian or 452.00000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Maysvillian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) D. clermontense (23741)
Edenian - Maysvillian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) D. clermontense (23783)
Maysvillian452.0 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) D. clermontense (23784)