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Hercoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Hercoceratidae

Taxonomy
Hercoceratidae was named by Hyatt (1884).

It was assigned to Rutoceratoidea by Manda and Turek (2009).

Subtaxa
Otomaroceras

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Hercoceratidae Hyatt
2009Hercoceratidae Manda and Turek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
superfamilyRutoceratoideaHyatt 1884
familyHercoceratidaeHyatt 1884
familyHercoceratidaeHyatt 1884

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.

Fm. †Hercoceratidae Hyatt 1884
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G. †Otomaroceras Manda and Turek 2009
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†Otomaroceras flexum Barrande 1865
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Invalid names: Ptenoceras flexum Hyatt 1894 [synonym], Trochoceras distortum Barrande 1865 [synonym]
†Otomaroceras tardum Barrande 1865
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Invalid names: Ptenoceras tardum Hyatt 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Pragian or 409.10000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic Otomaroceras flexum (102195) Otomaroceras flexum, Otomaroceras tardum (80662)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (St. Jan pod Skalou) Otomaroceras tardum (80318)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Otomaroceras flexum (172945) Otomaroceras flexum, Otomaroceras tardum (104794) Otomaroceras tardum (104660)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Prague) Otomaroceras tardum (80320)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Czech Republic (Praha) Otomaroceras flexum (70447)