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Ephippiorthoceras frognoeyense

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ephippiorthoceras frognoeyense was named by Strand (1934).

It was corrected as Ephippiorthoceras frognoyense by Strand (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Ephippiorthoceras frognoeyense Strand
1934Ephippiorthoceras frognoyense Strand
1958Ephippiorthoceras frognoeyense Sweet
1984Ephippiorthoceras frognoyense Bockelie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusEphippiorthocerasFoerste 1924
speciesfrognoeyense

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rakvere to the top of the Nabala or 451.80000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway (Ringerike) Ephippiorthoceras frognoeyense (162221)