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Sphooceras truncatum

Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Sphooceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras truncatum was named by Barrande (1860). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Sphooceras truncatum by Flower (1962) and Kröger (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Orthoceras truncatum Barrande
1962Sphooceras truncatum Flower
2008Sphooceras truncatum Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderLituitidaStarobogatov 1983
familySphooceratidae
genusSphooceras
speciestruncatum(Barrande 1860)

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.

Sphooceras truncatum Barrande 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-05-17 02:48:12
Modified: 2009-05-17 04:48:12
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Ludfordian or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26163)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26167)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26168 26178)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26181)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Morocco Sphooceras truncatum (91456)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Italy (Sardinia) Sphooceras truncatum (26169)