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Diestoceras inaequiseptum

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Diestoceratidae

Taxonomy
Phragmoceras inaequiseptum was named by Portlock (1843). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GSM 103468, a shell. Its type locality is Killey Bridge Fm. locality 1, NE of Pomeroy, which is in a Richmondian offshore mudstone/siltstone in the Killey Bridge Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Diestoceras inaequiseptum by Evans (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Phragmoceras inaequiseptum Portlock p. 382 figs. 4a, b Pl. 28a
1993Diestoceras inaequiseptum Evans p. 183 fig. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyDiestoceratidaeFoerste 1926
genusDiestocerasFoerste 1924
speciesinaequiseptum(Portlock 1843)

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.

Diestoceras inaequiseptum Portlock 1843
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Phragmoceras inaequiseptum (type locality: 89260)