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Tarphyceras convolvens

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Tarphyceratidae

Taxonomy
Discoceras convolvens was named by Angelin and Lindstrom (1880).

It was recombined as Tarphyceras convolvens by Hyatt (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Discoceras convolvens Angelin and Lindstrom p. 558
1894Tarphyceras convolvens Hyatt p. 441

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTarphyceratidae
genusTarphyceras
speciesconvolvens(Angelin and Lindstrom 1880)

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.

Tarphyceras convolvens Angelin and Lindstrom 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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