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Dawsonoceras fimbriatum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras fimbriatum was named by de Sowerby and Murchison (1839) [de Sowerby in Murchison 1839]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dawsonoceras fimbriatum by Evans (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Orthoceras fimbriatum de Sowerby and Murchison p. 632 figs. pl. 13 f. 20
1994Dawsonoceras fimbriatum Evans p. 133 figs. 10.7; 11c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
suborderOrthoceratina
familyDawsonoceratidae
genusDawsonoceras
speciesfimbriatum()

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.

Dawsonoceras fimbriatum de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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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 Dawsonoceras fimbriatum (90302)