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Knightoceras patulum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Koninckioceratidae

Taxonomy
Liroceras patulum was named by Unklesbay (1962).

It was recombined as Knightoceras patulum by Gordon (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Liroceras patulum Unklesbay p. 47 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3
1964Knightoceras patulum Gordon p. 138 figs. Pl 10, figs 9-11,13-15,17,18; text-fig 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyKoninckioceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusKnightocerasMiller and Owen 1934
speciespatulum(Unklesbay 1962)

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.

Knightoceras patulum Unklesbay 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.0
shell diameter132.0
shell inflation18.50

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Morrowan or 323.20000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Knightoceras patulum (43376 43377)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Knightoceras patulum (157970 157971)