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Vaginoceras oppletum

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Endoceratidae

Taxonomy
Vaginoceras oppletum was named by Ruedemann (1906). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Vaginoceras oppletum Ruedemann p. 413

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyEndoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusVaginocerasHyatt 1884
speciesoppletum

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.

Vaginoceras oppletum Ruedemann 1906
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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: 2005-10-06 14:33:07
Modified: 2008-02-28 11:13:13
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Vaginoceras oppletum (42803 171705)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Vaginoceras oppletum (42814)
Marmor - Ashbyan470.0 - 449.6USA (New York) Vaginoceras oppletum (89032)