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Deltoceras planum

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Estonioceratidae

Taxonomy
Deltoceras planum was named by Hyatt (1894). It is the type species of Deltoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Deltoceras planum Hyatt p. 450

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyEstonioceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusDeltoceras
speciesplanum

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.

†Deltoceras planum Hyatt 1894
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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: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Jeffersonian or 485.40000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Deltoceras planum (98438)