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Polymeridae

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Polymeridae

Taxonomy
Polymeridae was named by Evans (2005). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dissidocerida by Kröger and Lefebvre (2012).

Subtaxa
Polymeres

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Polymeridae Evans p. 38
2012Polymeridae Kröger and Lefebvre p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyPolymeridae
familyPolymeridae

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.

Fm. †Polymeridae Evans 2005
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G. †Polymeres Murchison 1839
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†Polymeres demetarum Murchison 1839
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Invalid names: Orthoceras eoum Blake 1882 [synonym]
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: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Moridunian or 485.40000 to 473.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Polymeres sp. (166727)
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Polymeres demetarum (89318 89323 89443)
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (England) Orthoceras eoum (89440)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco (Anti Atlas) Polymeres sp. (166726 166731)