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Heracloceras

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Nephriticeratidae

Taxonomy
Heracloceras was named by Teichert (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Heracloceras Teichert p. 590
1964Heracloceras Teichert et al. p. 380
2002Heracloceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderBarrandeocerida
familyNephriticeratidaeHyatt 1894
genusHeracloceras

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. †Heracloceras Teichert 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:35:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) H. inelegans (38450 38451 38452 38453 38454 38455 38456)