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Endoceras tityrus

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Endoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras tityrus was named by Billings (1865).

It was recombined as Endoceras tityrus by Ulrich et al. (1944).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Orthoceras tityrus Billings
1944Endoceras tityrus Ulrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyEndoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusEndocerasHall 1847
speciestityrus(Billings 1865)

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.

Endoceras tityrus Billings 1865
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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: one only


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