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Balkoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Balkoceratidae

Taxonomy
Balkoceratidae was named by Flower (1964). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Plectronoceratina by Flower (1964); and to Ellesmerocerida by Crick (1981).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Balkoceratidae Flower p. 33
1981Balkoceratidae Crick p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyBalkoceratidae
familyBalkoceratidae

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. †Balkoceratidae Flower 1964
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Balkoceras gracile Flower 1964
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Trempealeauan or 492.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) Balkoceras gracile (88784)