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Metadimorphoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Dimorphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metadimorphoceras was named by Moore (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u C Bash-l Sepkoski's reference number: 304]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Glyphiolobinae by Titus (2000), Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Metadimorphoceras Moore
2000Metadimorphoceras Titus p. 17
2002Metadimorphoceras Sepkoski
2006Metadimorphoceras Korn
2009Metadimorphoceras Furnish et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDimorphoceratoidea()
familyDimorphoceratidae
subfamilyGlyphiolobinaeRuzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1969
genusMetadimorphocerasMoore 1958

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. †Metadimorphoceras Moore 1958
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Metadimorphoceras mangeri Korn and Titus 2011
Metadimorphoceras richardsi Korn and Titus 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Morrowan or 339.90000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9USA (Utah) M. mangeri (134608 134609) M. sp., M. mangeri (134615)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Utah) M. richardsi (134614)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Nevada) M. richardsi (134450 134451)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6United Kingdom (England) M. saleswheelense (8212 8617)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) M. subdivisum (43100)