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Aulametacoceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Aulametacoceras was named by Miller and Unklesbay (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tainoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Lucas et al. (2014), Korn (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Aulametacoceras Miller and Unklesbay p. 726
1964Aulametacoceras Teichert et al. p. 413
2002Aulametacoceras Sepkoski
2014Aulametacoceras Lucas et al. p. 318
2025Aulametacoceras Korn p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusAulametacoceras

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. †Aulametacoceras Miller and Unklesbay 1942
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Aulametacoceras humboldtensis Silberling and Nichols 1982
Aulametacoceras mckeei Miller and Unklesbay 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height568.060.077.068.512.0
shell diameter557.419.0280.027.5116.9
shell inflation579.667.094.580.819.4

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 17:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Carnian or 283.30000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China A. binodosum (66112) Stroboceras sp. (124006)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) A. mckeei (113076 113086) A. sp. (80924)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24USA (Nevada) A. humboldtensis (40754 143266 143269)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Trematodiscus rectangularis (212025)