| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tarphyceratidae : Diestoceras : Diestoceras sycon |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oncocerida : Diestoceratidae : Diestoceras : Diestoceras sycon |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Diestoceras |
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| Scientific Name | Diestoceras sycon Flower, 1952 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Diestoceras sycon | species | belongs to Diestoceras | stated with evidence | Flower, 1952 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 458 - 453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 458 - 453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician |
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| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Oncocerida) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Oncocerida) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. H. Flower. 1952. New Ordovician Cephalopods from Eastern North America. Journal of Paleontology 26(1):24-59 |
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Diestoceras sycon ✝
