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Bactroceras avus

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Baltoceratidae

Taxonomy
Bactroceras avus was named by Holm (1898). It is the type species of Bactroceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Bactroceras avus Holm p. 358
2011Bactroceras avus Kröger and Evans p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyBaltoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusBactrocerasHolm 1898
speciesavusHolm 1898

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.

Bactroceras avus Holm 1898
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Lasnamagi or 477.70000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.7 - 470.0Bolivia (Tarija) Bactroceras avus (88177)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden Bactroceras sp. (2933)