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Barnesoceras conosiphonatum

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Barnesoceras conosiphonatum was named by Flower (1964). Its type specimen is RHF 257 (part), a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Threadgill Creek section (272-276 ft above base of Threadgill Mbr.), which is in a Gasconadian shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Tanyard Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Barnesoceras conosiphonatum Flower p. 79 figs. 11-12 Pl. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusBarnesoceras
speciesconosiphonatum

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.

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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: Gasconadian or 485.40000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Barnesoceras conosiphonatum (type locality: 88805)