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Metaptychoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hamitidae

Taxonomy
Metaptychoceras was named by Spath (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo-u]. Its type is Ptychoceras smithi.

It was assigned to Hamitidae by Wright (1979), Kennedy and Cobban (1990); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. smithi
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. reesidei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Metaptychoceras Spath p. 80
1979Metaptychoceras Wright p. 284
1990Metaptychoceras Kennedy and Cobban p. 415
2002Metaptychoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHamitidaeGill 1871
genusMetaptychocerasSpath 1926

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Metaptychoceras Spath 1926
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†Metaptychoceras smithi Woods 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available