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Woosteroceras flexiseptatum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4946718https://www.gbif.org/species/4946718
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)146125https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=146125
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Woosteroceras : Woosteroceras flexiseptatum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmerocerida : Ellesmeroceratidae : Woosteroceras : Woosteroceras flexiseptatum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusWoosterocerasUlrich et al. 1944
speciesWoosteroceras flexiseptatumFlower 1964
Generic NameWoosteroceras
Scientific NameWoosteroceras flexiseptatum Flower, 1964
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Woosteroceras flexiseptatumspeciesbelongs to Woosterocerasstated with evidenceFlower, 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Ellesmerocerida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ellesmerocerida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ellesmerocerida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. H. Flower. 1964. The Nautiloid Order Ellesmeroceratida (Cephalopoda). State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Memoir 12:234 p.

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1964Woosteroceras flexiseptatum Flower p. 76 figs. 9, 10, 14 Pl. 13

References

Flower R. H. (1964) The Nautiloid Order Ellesmeroceratida (Cephalopoda), State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Memoir 12, 234 p.
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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