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Clitendoceras saylesi

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Proterocameroceratidae

Taxonomy
Clitendoceras saylesi was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1936). It is the type species of Clitendoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Clitendoceras saylesi Ulrich and Foerste p. 268 figs. pl. 38, fig. 1
1936Clitendoceras saylesi Ulrich and Foerste p. 268 figs. pl. 38, fig. 1
2008Clitendoceras saylesi Kröger and Landing

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyProterocameroceratidaeKobayashi 1937
genusClitendocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936
speciessaylesiUlrich and Foerste 1936

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.

Clitendoceras saylesi Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:07
Modified: 2008-02-28 11:13:13
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Stairsian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Clitendoceras saylesi (89490 89491)