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Kirkoceras compressum

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Proterocameroceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Kirkoceras compressum Ulrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyProterocameroceratidaeKobayashi 1937
genusKirkocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936
speciescompressum

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.

Kirkoceras compressum Ulrich et al. 1943
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:07
Modified: 2008-02-28 11:13:13
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dapingian or 470.00000 to 467.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3USA (Colorado) Kirkoceras compressum (189279)