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Geisonoceras wegelini

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Geisonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras saksbyense was named by Teichert (1930). Its type specimen is NRM Mo 152346 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Geisonoceras wegelini by Angelin and Lindström (1880), Kröger (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Geisonoceras wegelini Angelin and Lindström
2013Geisonoceras wegelini Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyGeisonoceratidaeZhuravleva 1959
genusGeisonocerasHyatt 1884
specieswegelini()

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.

Geisonoceras wegelini Teichert 1930
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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: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Geisonoceras wegelini (124939)
Vormsi - Pirgu449.9 - 445.2Estonia (Lääne) Orthoceras saksbyense (167754)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) Geisonoceras wegelini (73462)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Geisonoceras wegelini (73409)