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Meitanoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Meitanoceratidae was named by Kobayashi (1977).

It was assigned to Actinocerida by Crick (1981).

Subtaxa
Meitanoceras, Pomphoceras
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2022-06-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Meitanoceratidae Kobayashi
1981Meitanoceratidae Crick p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyMeitanoceratidaeKobayashi 1977
familyMeitanoceratidaeKobayashi 1977

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.

Fm. †Meitanoceratidae Kobayashi 1977
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G. †Meitanoceras Chen and Liu 1974
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†Meitanoceras subglobosum Chen and Liu 1974
G. †Pomphoceras Zou and Chen 1984
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†Pomphoceras wuhaiense Zou and Chen 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available