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Metotoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Otoceratidae

Taxonomy
Otoceras (Metotoceras) was named by Spath (1930). Its type is Otoceras (Metotoceras) dieneri.

It was reranked as Metotoceras by Korn (2006).

It was assigned to Otoceras by Spath (1930), Spath (1934), Spath (1935), Arkell et al. (1957); and to Otoceratidae by Korn (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. phumyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Otoceras (Metotoceras) Spath p. 8
1934Otoceras (Metotoceras) Spath
1935Otoceras (Metotoceras) Spath
1957Otoceras (Metotoceras) Arkell et al. p. L132
2006Metotoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyOtoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusMetotoceras()

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. †Metotoceras Spath 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available