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Thylacoceras kimberleyense

Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Thylacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Thylacoceras kimberleyense was named by Teichert and Glenister (1952). It is the type species of Thylacoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Thylacoceras kimberleyense Teichert and Glenister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyThylacoceratidaeTeichert and Glenister 1954
genusThylacoceras
specieskimberleyense

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.

Thylacoceras kimberleyense Teichert and Glenister 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:07
Modified: 2008-02-28 11:13:13
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tremadocian or 485.40000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Australia (Kimberley) Thylacoceras kimberleyense (188952)