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Cassinoceras triton

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Piloceratidae

Taxonomy
Piloceras triton was named by Billings (1865).

It was recombined as Cassinoceras triton by Ulrich et al. (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Cassinoceras triton Ulrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderBisonocerida
familyPiloceratidaeMiller 1889
genusCassinocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936
speciestriton(Billings 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.

Cassinoceras triton Billings 1865
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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: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Floian or 485.40000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cassinoceras triton (98440 189276)