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Metalegoceras evolutum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Metalegoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paralegoceras evolutum was named by Haniel (1915) [Paralegoceras sundaicum form. evoluta]. It is the type species of Metalegoceras.

It was recombined as Metalegoceras evolutum by Ruzhentsev (1956), Leonova (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. gigas, M. pamiricum, M. sogurense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Paralegoceras evolutum Haniel p. 60 figs. Pl 48, figs 4,6
1956Metalegoceras evolutum Ruzhentsev p. 140 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-4
2002Metalegoceras evolutum Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNeoicoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyMetalegoceratidae
subfamilyMetalegoceratinaePlummer and Scott 1937
genusMetalegocerasSchindewolf 1931
speciesevolutum(Haniel 1915)

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.

†Metalegoceras evolutum Haniel 1915
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Diagnosis
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