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Gymnotoceras falcatum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites falcatus was named by Mojsisovics (1886).

It was recombined as Gymnotoceras falcatum by Spath (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. herschey

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Ceratites falcatus Mojsisovics
1934Gymnotoceras falcatum Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusGymnotoceras
speciesfalcatum(Mojsisovics 1886)

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.

†Gymnotoceras falcatum Mojsisovics 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ceratites falcatus (212076 212078 212545) Gymnotoceras falcatum (212789)