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Centrotarphyceras imperator

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Tarphyceratidae

Taxonomy
Lituites imperator was named by Billings (1861).

It was recombined as Centrotarphyceras imperator by Ulrich et al. (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Lituites imperator Billings
1942Centrotarphyceras imperator Ulrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTarphyceratidae
genusCentrotarphycerasUlrich and Foerste 1936
speciesimperator(Billings 1861)

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.

Centrotarphyceras imperator Billings 1861
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Stairsian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Lituites imperator (42799)