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Kionoceras valcourense

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kionoceras valcourense was named by Flower (1952). Its type specimen is RHF 43, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Little Monty Bay (=Trombley Bay), Valcour Fm., which is in an Ashbyan reef, buildup or bioherm lime mudstone/grainstone in the Valcour Formation of New York.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Kionoceras valcourense Flower p. 38 figs. 1-5 Pl. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyKionoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusKionocerasHyatt 1884
speciesvalcourense

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.

Kionoceras valcourense Flower 1952
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Diagnosis
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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: Ashbyan or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Kionoceras valcourense (type locality: 89040)