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Muriceras obscurum

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Muriceras obscurum was named by Flower (1964). Its type specimen is RHF 855, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Cooks Range (1st piloceroid zone), which is in a Demingian shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Victorio Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Muriceras obscurum Flower p. 93 figs. 8-10 Pl. 20

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

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.

Muriceras obscurum Flower 1964
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Demingian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (New Mexico) Muriceras obscurum (type locality: 88827 88829)