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Michelinoceras avelinii

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras avelinii was named by Salter (1854). Its type specimen is BGS GSM 59434 (lectotype), a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Cefn Gunthly, which is in an Abereiddian offshore shale in the Hope Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Michelinoceras avelinii by Evans (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. cancellatum

Synonyms
  • Orthoceras caereesiense was named by Hicks (1875). It is not extant. Its type specimen is a series of 3 syntypes: SM A.16704, SM A.16705, and BGS GSM 104063. Its type locality is Llanvirn-y-frân Farm, which is in an Abereiddian offshore shale in the Aber Mawr Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Michelinoceras avelinii by Evans (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Orthoceras avelinii Salter p. 54
1875Orthoceras caereesiense Hicks p. 189 figs. 8-10 Pl. 11
2005Michelinoceras avelinii Evans p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusMichelinocerasFoerste 1932
speciesavelinii(Salter 1854)

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.

†Michelinoceras avelinii Salter 1854
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Invalid names: Orthoceras caereesiense Hicks 1875 [synonym]
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 Fennian to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 470.70000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitlandian - Fennian473.8 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) Michelinoceras avelinii (89459)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) Michelinoceras avelinii (89414)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Michelinoceras avelinii (89450) Michelinoceras avelinii, Orthoceras caereesiense (89451)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (England) Michelinoceras avelinii (89442) Orthoceras avelinii (type locality: 89449)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom Michelinoceras avelinii (69850)