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Braulioceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Sactorthoceratidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Braulioceras Kröger et al. p. 1274

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySactorthoceratidaeFlower 1946
genusBraulioceras

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. †Braulioceras Kröger et al. 2007
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Braulioceras sanjuanense Kröger et al. 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Kröger et al. 2007Smooth orthoconic orthocerids with very close septal spacing (ca. eight septa over a length comparable to conch cross section diameter). Septal necks orthochoanitic. Siphuncle central, slightly expanded between septa and has a beaded appearance. Siphuncular tube ca. 0.1 times conch cross section diameter. Thickness of connecting ring similar to that in ellesmeroceridans. Endosiphuncular or cameral deposits unknown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Darriwilian or 467.30000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina (San Juan) B. sanjuanense (87619)