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Actinoceras aequale

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Actinoceras aequale was named by Flower (1957).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bigsbyi, A. clarkei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Actinoceras aequale Flower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyActinoceratidaeSaeman 1853
genusActinocerasBronn 1837
speciesaequale

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.

†Actinoceras aequale Flower 1957
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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 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Actinoceras aequale (172557)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Actinoceras aequale (55999)