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Buttsoceras adamsi

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Troedssonellidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras adamsi was named by Butts (1926). It is the type species of Buttsoceras.

It was recombined as Buttsoceras adamsi by Butts (1926), Evans (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Buttsoceras adamsi Butts pp. 99-100
2011Buttsoceras adamsi Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyTroedssonellidaeKobayashi 1935
genusButtsocerasUlrich and Foerste 1933
speciesadamsi(Butts 1926)

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.

†Buttsoceras adamsi Butts 1926
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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

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Alabama) Buttsoceras adamsi (100254 101391 101761 101763)