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Mooreoceras regulare

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8692748https://www.gbif.org/species/8692748
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)297912https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=297912
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae : Mooreoceras : Mooreoceras regulare
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Pseudorthoceratidae : Mooreoceras : Mooreoceras regulare
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderPseudorthoceridaBarskov 1968
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusMooreocerasMiller et al. 1933
speciesMooreoceras regulareBrown et al. 1964
Generic NameMooreoceras
Scientific NameMooreoceras regulare Brown et al., 1964
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mooreoceras regularespeciesbelongs to Mooreocerasstated with evidenceBrown et al., 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance347 - 331 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance343 - 326 Ma
Carboniferous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cephalopoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Cephalopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. A. Brown, K. S. W. Campbell, and J. Roberts. 1964. A Visean cephalopod fauna from New South Wales. Palaeontology 7(4):682-694

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1964Mooreoceras regulare Brown et al. p. 683 figs. Pl 102, figs 1-4; text-figs 2,3

References

Brown D. A., Campbell K. S. W., et al (1964) A Visean cephalopod fauna from New South Wales, Palaeontology 7 4, 682-694
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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