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Farroceras

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Narthecoceratidae

Taxonomy
Farroceras was named by Flower (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Narthecoceratidae by Crick (1981); to Narthecoceratinae by Zhuravleva (1994); and to Endocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Farroceras Flower
1981Farroceras Crick p. 226
1994Farroceras Zhuravleva p. 132
2002Farroceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
superfamilyTroedssonellaceaeKobayashi 1935
familyNarthecoceratidaeFlower 1958
genusFarrocerasFlower 1968

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. †Farroceras Flower 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available