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Piloceras saffordi

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Piloceratidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Piloceras saffordi Ulrich et al.

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

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Piloceras saffordi Ulrich et al. 1943
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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
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Tennessee) Piloceras saffordi (189129 189130)