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Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Otoitidae

Taxonomy

Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) was named by Westermann (1969). Its type is Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) widebayense.

It was assigned to Docidoceras by Westermann (1969).

Subtaxa

Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) camachoi, Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) paucinodosum, Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) widebayense (type species)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1969	Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) Westermann p. 136

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Stephanoceratoidea	(Newmayr 1875)
family	Otoitidae	Mascke 1907
genus	Docidoceras	Buckman 1919
subgenus	Pseudocidoceras

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.

Subg. †Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) Westermann 1969

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†Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) camachoi Westermann 1969

†Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) paucinodosum Westermann 1969

†Docidoceras (Pseudocidoceras) widebayense Westermann 1969

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	48	20.9	10.9	49.0	20.5	6.35
shell diameter	48	69.3	36.0	200.0	68.5	27.9
shell inflation	48	28.4	12.1	94.0	28.6	14.4

Composition:

aragoniteo

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

fast-movingo

Life habit:

nektonico

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2005-01-28 02:27:03

Modified:

2009-10-08 14:14:55

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (27 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	USA (Alaska)	Docidoceras camachoi (175651 175669 175670 175677) Docidoceras sp. n. A, Docidoceras widebayense, Docidoceras camachoi (175614) Docidoceras widebayense (175620 175648 175650 175658 175660 175663 175667 175668 175674 175675 175676 175679) Docidoceras widebayense, Docidoceras camachoi (175617 175622)
Discites	171.6 - 167.7	USA (Alaska)	Docidoceras camachoi (175619 175624) Docidoceras paucinodosum (175616 175625) Docidoceras sp. n. B (175644) Docidoceras widebayense, Docidoceras camachoi (175615) Docidoceras widebayense, Docidoceras paucinodosum (175646)
Laeviuscula	171.6 - 167.7	USA (Alaska)	Docidoceras widebayense, Docidoceras camachoi (175621)