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Metabaltoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Metabaltoceras was named by Flower (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. It is not extant. Its type is Metabaltoceras fusiforme.

It was assigned to Baltoceratidae by Flower (1964), Crick (1981); and to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. fusiforme (type species), M. minutum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Metabaltoceras Flower p. 108
1981Metabaltoceras Crick p. 227
2002Metabaltoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyBaltoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusMetabaltoceras

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. †Metabaltoceras Flower 1964
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Metabaltoceras fusiforme Flower 1964
Metabaltoceras minutum Flower 1964
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: base of the Demingian to the top of the Cassinian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Demingian486.85 - 483.4USA (New Mexico) M. minutum (88945)
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (New York) M. fusiforme (42782 88944)