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Charactoceras kallholnense

Cephalopoda - Apsidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Charactoceras kallholnense was named by Frye (1982). Its type specimen is PIU D733, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Kallholn, Siljan District, which is in a Katian reef, buildup or bioherm lime mudstone in the Boda Limestone Formation of Sweden.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Charactoceras kallholnense Frye p. 1286 figs. 6c; Pl. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyApsidoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusCharactocerasFoerste 1924
specieskallholnense

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: 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 Pirgu to the top of the Katian or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Charactoceras kallholnense (type locality: 89486 124939)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) Charactoceras kallholnense (73462)