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Orthoceras gradatum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Orthoceras gradatum Gemmellaro p. 102 figs. Pl 12, figs 1-4
1930Orthoceras gradatum de Gregorio p. 13 figs. Pl 2, fig 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusOrthocerasBreynius 1832
speciesgradatum

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.

Orthoceras gradatum Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter310.99.0012.012.01.73

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Orthoceras gradatum (108566 108673 233340)