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Sphooceras
Taxonomy
Sphooceras was named by Flower (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 524].
It was assigned to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sphooceratidae by Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964), Kröger (2008).
It was assigned to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sphooceratidae by Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964), Kröger (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1962 | Sphooceras Flower |
| 1964 | Sphooceras Teichert et al. p. 232 |
| 2002 | Sphooceras Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Sphooceras Kröger |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Lochkovian or 426.70000 to 413.02000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenlock - Ludlow | Italy (Sardinia) | S. sp. (26158) | |
| Wenlock - Pridoli | Italy (Sardinia) | S. truncatum (26163) | |
| Wenlock - Silurian | USA (Wisconsin) | S. sp. (13075 13107) | |
| Homerian - Gorstian | Italy (Sardinia) | S. truncatum (26167) | |
| Gorstian | Italy (Sardinia) | S. truncatum (26168 26178) | |
| Gorstian - Ludfordian | Italy (Sardinia) | S. truncatum (26181) | |
| Ludfordian | Italy (Sardinia) | S. truncatum (26169) | |
| Ludfordian | Morocco | S. truncatum (91456) | |
| Lochkovian | Italy (Sardinia) | S. sp. (26161) |