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Metophiceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Metophiceras was named by Spath (1935).

It was reranked as Ophiceras (Metophiceras) by Spath (1935).

It was assigned to Ophiceras by Spath (1935); and to Xenodiscidae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Metophiceras Spath p. 34
1935Ophiceras (Metophiceras) Spath p. 34
2006Metophiceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusMetophiceras

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. †Metophiceras Spath 1935
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Metophiceras demissum Oppel 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available