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Virgoceras politum

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Geisonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras politum was named by M'Coy (1851). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SM A33416 (lectotype), a shell. Its type locality is Penwhapple, which is in a Caradoc marine sandstone in the Ardwell Farm Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Virgoceras politum by Evans (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Orthoceras politum M'Coy p. 45
1994Virgoceras politum Evans p. 18 figs. 6, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyGeisonoceratidaeZhuravleva 1959
genusVirgocerasFlower 1939
speciespolitum(M'Coy 1851)

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.

†Virgoceras politum M'Coy 1851
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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: base of the Rocklandian to the top of the Kirkfieldian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Orthoceras politum (type locality: 89158)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Virgoceras politum (89153)