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Kopaninoceras thyrsus

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras thyrsus was named by Barrande (1870). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Kopaninoceras thyrsus by Kröger (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. floweri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Orthoceras thyrsus Barrande
2008Kopaninoceras thyrsus Kröger

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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
genusKopaninocerasKiselev 1969
speciesthyrsus(Barrande 1870)

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.

†Kopaninoceras thyrsus Barrande 1870
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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 Ludfordian to the top of the Pridoli or 425.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) Kopaninoceras thyrsus (26163)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Morocco Kopaninoceras thyrsus (91456)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Morocco Kopaninoceras thyrsus (91457)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) Kopaninoceras thyrsus (26170 26173)