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Cyrtoceras murchisoni

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida

Taxonomy
Cyrtoceras murchisoni was named by Barrande (1867). It is the type species of Protophragmoceras.

It was recombined as Protophragmoceras murchisoni by Hyatt (1900) and Teichert (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Cyrtoceras murchisoni Barrande p. 687 figs. PI. 148, 160, 165, 176, 200.
1900Protophragmoceras murchisoni Hyatt p. 532
1930Protophragmoceras murchisoni Teichert

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
genusCyrtoceras
speciesmurchisoni

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.

Cyrtoceras murchisoni Barrande 1867
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Hyatt 1900Similar to the last, but form more compressed, and siphuncle near the venter (internal). Differs from Phragmoceras in having aperture open throughout life.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available