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Bentoceras proteus

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Tarphyceratidae

Taxonomy
Bentoceras proteus was named by Holm (1899). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Bentoceras proteus Holm

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTarphyceratidae
genusBentoceras
speciesproteusHolm 1899

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.

†Bentoceras proteus Holm 1899
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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: base of the Hunderum to the top of the Valaste or 471.80000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hunderum - Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden (Kalmar) Bentoceras proteus (89246)