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Richardsonoceras gerhardi

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Richardsonoceras gerhardi was named by Kröger et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NRM-PZ Mo 158419 and Mo 158411 (two fragments comprising one individual), a shell. Its type locality is Hälludden cliff section (upper part of Gillberga Fm.), which is in a Hunderum/Valaste deep subtidal shelf wackestone in the Gillberga Formation of Sweden.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Richardsonoceras gerhardi Kröger et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyOncoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusRichardsonocerasFoerste 1932
speciesgerhardi

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.

Richardsonoceras gerhardi Kröger et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hunderum to the top of the Lasnamagi or 471.80000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hunderum - Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden (Kalmar) Richardsonoceras gerhardi (type locality: 89246 89250)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Kalmar) Richardsonoceras gerhardi (89255)