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Cyrtocerina foerstei

Cephalopoda - Cyrtocerinida - Cyrtocerinidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtocerina foerstei was named by Flower (1952). Its type specimen is a specimen in the USNM, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Pratt's quarry, 3/4 mi south of Elsberry, which is in a Trentonian carbonate limestone in the Kimmswick limestone Formation of Missouri.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Cyrtocerina foerstei Flower p. 29 figs. 1, 2, 6-8 Pl. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderCyrtocerinidaMutvei 2015
familyCyrtocerinidaeFlower 1946
genusCyrtocerinaBillings 1865
speciesfoerstei

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.

Cyrtocerina foerstei Flower 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Trentonian or 460.90000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trentonian460.9 - 449.5USA (Missouri) Cyrtocerina foerstei (89024 type locality: 89025)