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Mericoceras sericatum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. karagandense, M. simois

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
genusMericoceras
speciessericatum

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Gorstian or 432.90000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Italy (Sardinia) Mericoceras sericatum (26166)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Mericoceras sericatum (26163)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Italy (Sardinia) Mericoceras sericatum (26168)