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Maelonoceras praematurum

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Phragmoceras praematurum was named by Billings (1860).

It was recombined as Maelonoceras praematurum by Hyatt (1884).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Phragmoceras praematurum Billings p. 173
1884Maelonoceras praematurum Hyatt p. 280
1924Maelonoceras billingsi Foerste p. 244

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyOncoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusMaelonocerasHyatt 1884
speciespraematurum(Billings 1860)

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.

†Maelonoceras praematurum Billings 1860
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Invalid names: Maelonoceras billingsi Foerste 1924 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 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) Maelonoceras praematurum (87737)