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Ephippioceras ferratum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Ephippioceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus ferratus was named by Cox (1857).

It was recombined as Ephippioceras ferratum by Gordon (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Nautilus ferratus Cox p. 574 figs. Pl 10, figs 2,2a
1867Nautilus divisus White and St. John p. 124
1964Ephippioceras ferratum Gordon p. 162 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-3; text-fig 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyEphippioceratidae
genusEphippiocerasHyatt 1884
speciesferratum(Cox 1857)

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.

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Invalid names: Nautilus divisus White and St. John 1867 [synonym]
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: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian to the top of the Virgilian or 318.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Ephippioceras ferratum (43374)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Kentucky) Ephippioceras ferratum (52864)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Ephippioceras ferratum (217894 217905 217908 218022)