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Phthanoncoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Phthanoncoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Phthanoncoceratidae Evans and King p. 623
1995Phthanoncoceratidae Dzik and Kiselev p. 62
2005Phthanoncoceratidae Kröger and Mutvei
2009Phthanoncoceratidae Kröger et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyPhthanoncoceratidae
familyPhthanoncoceratidae

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.

Fm. †Phthanoncoceratidae Evans and King 1990
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G. †Phthanoncoceras Evans and King 1990
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Phtanoncoceras oelandense Evans and King 1990
G. †Valhalloceras Evans and King 1990
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Valhalloceras floweri Evans and King 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
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 (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Valhalloceras floweri (89288)
Hunderum - Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden (Kalmar) Phthanoncoceras oelandense (89246)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Sweden (Kalmar) Phtanoncoceras ellipticum (89255)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Poland (Kuyavia-Pomerania) Phthanoncoceras ellipticum (89471)
Lasnamagi463.5 - 460.9Poland (Lubusz) Cyrtoceras ellipticum (89470)