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Diestoceras approximatum

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Diestoceratidae

Taxonomy
Poterioceras approximatum was named by M'Coy (1846). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMI F4562, a shell. Its type locality is Tyrone, which is in a Soudleyan/Longvillian offshore sandstone in the Bardahessiagh Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Diestoceras approximatum by Evans (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Poterioceras approximatum M'Coy p. 10 figs. 5 Pl. 1
1994Diestoceras approximatum Evans p. 24 fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyDiestoceratidaeFoerste 1926
genusDiestocerasFoerste 1924
speciesapproximatum(M'Coy 1846)

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
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 Soudleyan to the top of the Longvillian or 457.50000 to 455.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian460.9 - 449.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Diestoceras approximatum (89153)
Soudleyan - Longvillian457.5 - 455.8United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Poterioceras approximatum (type locality: 13840)