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Tuchodiceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Tuchodiceras was named by Tozer (1994). Its type is Progonoceratites poseidon.

It was assigned to Beyrichitinae by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Tuchodiceras Tozer p. 122

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

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.

G. †Tuchodiceras Tozer 1994
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Tuchodiceras costatum Tozer 1994
Tuchodiceras poseidon Tozer 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height744.8--44.8-
shell diameter737.515.990.434.929.4
shell inflation78.00--8.00-

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) T. poseidon (138640 138641 138642 139104 139512 139513 139570 139572 139573) T. poseidon, T. costatum (138639 138643)