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Phacoceras oxystomum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Centroceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus oxystomus was named by Phillips (1836). It is the type species of Phacoceras.

It was recombined as Phacoceras oxystomum by Delépine (1939) and Ramsbottom and Moore (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Nautilus oxystomus Phillips
1939Phacoceras oxystomum Delépine p. 64 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2; text-figs 1,2
1961Phacoceras oxystomum Ramsbottom and Moore p. 638 figs. Pl 27, fig 1; pl 28, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
familyCentroceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusPhacocerasHyatt 1884
speciesoxystomum(Phillips 1836)

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.

†Phacoceras oxystomum Phillips 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Brigantian or 340.00000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Morocco Phacoceras oxystomum (224276)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland Phacoceras oxystomum (224457 224461 224464)