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Cyrtoceras (Meloceras)

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida

Taxonomy
Cyrtoceras (Meloceras) was named by Foord (1888). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Maelonoceras by Teichert et al. (1964); it was reranked as Meloceras by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Cyrtoceras by Foord (1888); and to Oncoceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Cyrtoceras (Meloceras) Foord
2002Meloceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
genusCyrtoceras
subgenusMeloceras

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.

Subg. †Cyrtoceras (Meloceras) Foord 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Chadian or 353.80000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 340.0Ireland Cyrtoceras apicale (76501)