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Otomaroceras flexum

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Hercoceratidae

Taxonomy
Trochoceras flexum was named by Barrande (1865).

It was recombined as Otomaroceras flexum by Manda and Turek (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Trochoceras distortum Barrande
1865Trochoceras flexum Barrande
1894Ptenoceras flexum Hyatt
2009Otomaroceras flexum 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
genusOtomaroceras
speciesflexum(Barrande 1865)

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.

Otomaroceras flexum Barrande 1865
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Invalid names: Ptenoceras flexum Hyatt 1894 [synonym], Trochoceras distortum Barrande 1865 [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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Otomaroceras flexum (104794 172945)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic Otomaroceras flexum (80662 102195)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Czech Republic (Praha) Otomaroceras flexum (70447)