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Ctenoceras sweeti

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ctenoceras sweeti was named by Kröger and Isakar (2006). Its type specimen is TUG 46-146, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Osmussaar Island, which is in a Lasnamagi open shallow subtidal limestone in the Väo Formation of Estonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Ctenoceras sweeti Kröger and Isakar pp. 147, 148 figs. 10F-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusCtenocerasNoetling 1884
speciessweeti

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.

†Ctenoceras sweeti Kröger and Isakar 2006
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lasnamagi or 463.50000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Estonia (Lääne) Ctenoceras sweeti (type locality: 87263)