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Polygrammoceras ellisense

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Polygrammoceras ellisense was named by Foerste (1928).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bullatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Polygrammoceras ellisense Foerste p. 264 figs. pl. 27, figs. 7, 8
2008Polygrammoceras ellisense Holland and Copper p. 1028 figs. 4D, 4G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyKionoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusPolygrammocerasFoerste 1927
speciesellisenseFoerste 1928

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.

†Polygrammoceras ellisense Foerste 1928
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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 Hirnantian to the top of the Rhuddanian or 445.20000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Quebec) Polygrammoceras ellisense (158771)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) Polygrammoceras ellisense (158820)