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Weberoceras

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Weberoceratidae

Taxonomy
Weberoceras was named by Barskov (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524]. Its type is Weberoceras mariannae. It is the type genus of Weberoceratidae.

It was assigned to Tarphycerida by Crick (1981); to Weberoceratidae by Dzik (1984); and to Tarphyceratida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
W. mariannae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Weberoceras Barskov
1981Weberoceras Crick p. 229
1984Weberoceras Dzik p. 47
2002Weberoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyWeberoceratidae
genusWeberocerasBarskov 1972

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. †Weberoceras Barskov 1972
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Weberoceras mariannae Barskov 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available