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Monomuchites costalis

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Monomuchites costalis was named by Wilson (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. decrescens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Monomuchites costalis Wilson pp. 24-25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusMonomuchitesWilson 1961
speciescostalisWilson 1961

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.

†Monomuchites costalis Wilson 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rocklandian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Monomuchites costalis (87737)