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Palorthoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Palorthoceras was named by Kröger et al. (2007). It is not extant. Its type is Palorthoceras kayseri.

It was assigned to Orthoceratidae by Kröger et al. (2007).

Species
P. buttsi, P. kayseri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Palorthoceras Kröger et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusPalorthoceras

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. †Palorthoceras Kröger et al. 2007
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Palorthoceras buttsi Flower 1962
Palorthoceras kayseri Kröger et al. 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Floian or 477.70000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.7 - 470.0Argentina (San Juan) P. kayseri (87615)