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Westonoceras baffinense

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Westonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cycloceras baffinensis was named by Schuchert (1900).

It was recombined as Thuleoceras baffinense by Troedsson (1928); it was recombined as Westonoceras baffinense by Miller et al. (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Cycloceras baffinensis Schuchert pp. 151, 171 figs. pl. 14 f. 11-13
1928Thuleoceras baffinense Troedsson pp. 95, 117
1954Westonoceras baffinense Miller et al. pp. 85 - 86 figs. pl. 18 f. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyWestonoceratidaeTeichert 1933
genusWestonoceras
speciesbaffinense(Schuchert 1900)

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.

Westonoceras baffinense Schuchert 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Cautleyan or 449.50000 to 445.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan449.5 - 445.6Greenland (Washington Land) Thuleoceras baffinense (24162)
Richmondian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Nunavut) Westonoceras baffinense (24124)