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Armenoceras vesperale

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8649545https://www.gbif.org/species/8649545
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)326561https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=326561
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Armenoceratidae : Armenoceras : Armenoceras vesperale
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Actinocerida : Armenoceratidae : Armenoceras : Armenoceras vesperale
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyArmenoceratidaeTroedsson 1926
genusArmenocerasFoerste 1924
speciesArmenoceras vesperaleFlower 1957
Generic NameArmenoceras
Scientific NameArmenoceras vesperale Flower, 1957
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Armenoceras vesperalespeciesbelongs to Armenocerasstated with evidenceFlower, 1957
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilityactively mobile (based on Actinocerida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Actinocerida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Actinocerida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. H. Flower. 1957. The Ordovician Development of the Actinoceratida, with notes on Actinoceroid Morphology and Ordovician Stratigraphy. State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Memoir 2:1-59

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1957Armenoceras vesperale Flower

References

Flower R. H. (1957) The Ordovician Development of the Actinoceratida, with notes on Actinoceroid Morphology and Ordovician Stratigraphy, State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Memoir 2, 1-59
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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