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Kionoceras coralliforme

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras coralliformis was named by M'Coy (1846) [Lectotypes designaged by Evans (1994).]. Its type specimen is F5352, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tullyconnor, Leenane (=Leenaun), which is in a Telychian marine horizon in the Kilbride Formation of Ireland.

It was recombined as Kionoceras coralliforme by Evans (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. bellense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Orthoceras coralliformis M'Coy p. 8 figs. pl. 1 f. 3
1994Kionoceras coralliforme Evans pp. 127 - 130 figs. 4.10-12; 7.5-10; 9; 10.2-3

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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
speciescoralliforme()

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.

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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: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Ireland (Connacht) Orthoceras coralliformis (type locality: 160182)