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Mysterioceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Mysterioceratidae

Taxonomy
Mysterioceras was named by Teichert and Glenister (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

It was assigned to Mysterioceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Mysterioceras Teichert and Glenister p. 33
1964Mysterioceras Teichert et al. p. 254
1981Mysterioceras Crick p. 228
2002Mysterioceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
superfamilyPseudorthocerataceae
familyMysterioceratidaeSweet 1964
genusMysteriocerasTeichert and Glenister 1953

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. †Mysterioceras Teichert and Glenister 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Harnagian or 467.30000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (HeBei) M. sp. (7990)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Sichuan) M. sp. (5404)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (GanSu) M. sp. (8563)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (HeBei) M. sp. (7959)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (HeBei) M. sp. (7955)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Gansu) M. sp. (23587)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (Tasmania) M. sp. (2691)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6Australia (Tasmania) M. australe (189094)