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Wolungoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Sactorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Wolungoceras was named by Kobayashi (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem O Aren].

It was assigned to Troedssonellidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981); to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sactorthoceratidae by Kröger et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Wolungoceras Kobayashi p. 166
1964Wolungoceras Teichert et al. p. 236
1981Wolungoceras Crick p. 228
2002Wolungoceras Sepkoski
2007Wolungoceras 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
genusWolungocerasKobayashi 1931

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. †Wolungoceras Kobayashi 1931
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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
Collections
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