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Cyrtogomphoceras magnum

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Cyrtogomphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtogomphoceras magnum was named by Whiteaves (1890). It is the type species of Cyrtogomphoceras.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. alcocki

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cyrtogomphoceras magnum Whiteaves

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyCyrtogomphoceratidaeFlower 1940
genusCyrtogomphocerasFoerste 1924
speciesmagnumWhiteaves 1890

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.

†Cyrtogomphoceras magnum Whiteaves 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Maysvillian or 451.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Cyrtogomphoceras magnum (26342)