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Rectanguloceras rarospira

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Tarphyceratidae

Taxonomy
Rectanguloceras rarospira was named by Eichwald (1860).

It was recombined as Discoceras rarospira by Sweet (1958) and Kröger and Aubrechtova (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Rectanguloceras rarospira Eichwald
1958Discoceras rarospira Sweet
2017Discoceras rarospira Kröger and Aubrechtova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTarphyceratidae
genusRectangulocerasStumbur 1962
speciesrarospiraEichwald 1860

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.

Rectanguloceras rarospira Eichwald 1860
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
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