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Catoraphiceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Protocycloceratidae

Taxonomy
Catoraphiceras was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1936). It is not extant. Its type is Catoraphiceras lobatum.

It was assigned to Spyroceratidae by Ulrich et al. (1944); and to Protocycloceratidae by Hook and Flower (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Catoraphiceras Ulrich and Foerste
1944Catoraphiceras Ulrich et al.
1977Catoraphiceras Hook and Flower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyProtocycloceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusCatoraphicerasUlrich and Foerste 1936

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. †Catoraphiceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Catoraphiceras colon White 1874
Catoraphiceras cushingi Ulrich et al. 1944
Catoraphiceras ibexense Hook and Flower 1977
Catoraphiceras lobatum Ulrich and Foerste 1936
Catoraphiceras osagense Ulrich et al. 1944
Catoraphiceras pearsonae Hook and Flower 1977
Catoraphiceras resseri Ulrich et al. 1944
Catoraphiceras sinuatum Hook and Flower 1977
Catoraphiceras sordidum Billings 1859
Catoraphiceras staceyae Hook and Flower 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Blackhillsian or 477.70000 to 471.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean - Blackhillsian485.4 - 471.8USA (Nevada) Protocycloceras foerstei (77186)
Tulean - Blackhillsian485.4 - 471.8USA (New York) C. cushingi (102279)
Jeffersonian - Rangerian485.4 - 468.1Canada (Quebec) C. sordidum (99217)
Blackhillsian478.6 - 471.8USA (Alabama) C. foersteri (100254 101391 102281)
Blackhillsian478.6 - 471.8USA (Utah) C. sp. (105780)
Cassinian478.6 - 468.1USA (Texas) C. sp. (88838)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Utah) C. colon (102278)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Tennessee) C. lobatum (102277)