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Piloceras invaginatum

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Piloceratidae

Taxonomy
Piloceras invaginatum was named by Salter in Murchison (1859). It is the type species of Piloceras.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. platyventrum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Piloceras invaginatum Salter in Murchison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderBisonocerida
familyPiloceratidaeMiller 1889
genusPilocerasSalter 1859
speciesinvaginatumSalter in Murchison 1859

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.

†Piloceras invaginatum Salter in Murchison 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Floian or 477.70000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Piloceras invaginatum (189124)
Floian477.7 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Piloceras invaginatum (189123)