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Diaphoroceras avaense

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Diaphoroceras avaense was named by Ulrich et al. (1944). It is the type species of Diaphoroceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Diaphoroceras avaense Ulrich et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusDiaphoroceras
speciesavaense

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.

†Diaphoroceras avaense Ulrich et al. 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Blackhillsian or 480.80000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Diaphoroceras avaense (98444)