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Moreauoceras

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4622237https://www.gbif.org/species/4622237
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)13380https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=13380
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphyceratidae : Moreauoceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphycerida : Tarphyceratidae : Moreauoceras
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderTarphycerida
familyTarphyceratidaeHyatt 1894
genusMoreauocerasCullison 1944
Scientific NameMoreauoceras Cullison, 1944
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Moreauocerasgenusbelongs to Tarphyceratidaestated with evidenceTeichert et al., 1964
Moreauocerasgenusbelongs to Tarphyceratidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance485 - 470 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 468 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cephalopoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Tarphycerida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Moreauoceras milleri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1944Moreauoceras Cullison p. 68
1964Moreauoceras Teichert et al. p. 355
2002Moreauoceras Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Teichert C., Kummel B., et al (1964) Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K 3, 1-519
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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