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Christioceratidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Christioceratidae

Taxonomy
Christioceratidae was named by Nassichuk and Furnish (1965). Its type is Christioceras.

It was assigned to Schistocerataceae by Korn (2006); and to Schistoceratoidea by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Christioceratidae Nassichuk and Furnish
2006Christioceratidae Korn
2009Christioceratidae Furnish et al. p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familyChristioceratidaeNassichuk and Furnish 1965
familyChristioceratidaeNassichuk and Furnish 1965

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. †Christioceratidae Nassichuk and Furnish 1965
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G. †Christioceras Nassichuk and Furnish 1965
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Christioceras trifurcatum Nassichuk and Furnish 1965
Invalid names: Parawinslowoceras Popov 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.8
shell diameter140.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Christioceratidae indet. (130265)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Christioceras trifurcatum (62646 62652 62696 170689)