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Cyrtactinoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Cyrtactinoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Cyrtactinoceratidae Chen et al. p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
superfamilyPseudorthocerataceae
familyCyrtactinoceratidae
familyCyrtactinoceratidae

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.

Fm. †Cyrtactinoceratidae Chen et al. 1981
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G. †Armenocerina Chen et al. 1981
G. †Heyuncunoceras Chen et al. 1981
G. †Platysmoceras Chen et al. 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Gorstian or 440.80000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China Armenocerina sp. (228657)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6China Heyuncunoceras sp., Platysmoceras sp. (228660)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) Heyuncunoceras sp. (27771)