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Scyphoceras cessator

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Scyphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtoceras cessator was named by Hall and Whitfield (1877).

It was recombined as Scyphoceras cessator by Gordon (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Cyrtoceras cessator Hall and Whitfield p. 276 figs. pi. 6, fig. 15
1964Scyphoceras cessator Gordon, Jr. p. A9 figs. Plate 1, figures 6-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyAipoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyScyphoceratidae
genusScyphoceras
speciescessator(Hall and Whitfield 1877)

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.

Scyphoceras cessator Hall and Whitfield 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) Scyphoceras cessator (217143 217147)