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Megaglossoceras pristinum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Ephippioceratidae

Taxonomy
Megaglossoceras pristinum was named by Miller and Owen (1934). It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Megaglossoceras pristinum Miller and Owen pp. 214-216 figs. pl. 12 f. 1-2; txt. f. 1C-D
1961Megaglossoceras pristinum Hoare pp. 134-135 figs. pl. 17 f. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyEphippioceratidae
genusMegaglossoceras
speciespristinum

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.

†Megaglossoceras pristinum Miller and Owen 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Megaglossoceras pristinum (70278)