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Spyroceras patronus

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras patronus was named by Barrande (1866). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Spyroceras patronus by Kröger (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orthoceras patronus Barrande figs. pl. 228, figs 5-6, pl. 262, figs 12-13, pl. 275, figs 20-28, pl. 445. figs 9-11
2008Spyroceras patronus Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familySpyroceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1935
genusSpyrocerasHyatt 1884
speciespatronus(Barrande 1866)

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.

Spyroceras patronus Barrande 1866
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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 Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Pragian or 409.10000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (St. Jan pod Skalou) Spyroceras patronus (80318)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco Spyroceras patronus (91611 91631 208256 208258 208261)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic Spyroceras patronus (80662)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Praha) Spyroceras patronus (56701)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Spyroceras patronus (104660 104794 172945)
Pragian - Middle Givetian410.8 - 380.2Morocco Spyroceras patronus (208110)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Czech Republic Spyroceras patronus (172632)