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Moridunoceras

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Troedssonellidae

Taxonomy
Moridunoceras was named by Evans (2005). Its type is Moridunoceras castelli.

It was assigned to Troedssonellidae by Evans (2005).

Species
M. castelli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Moridunoceras Evans p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyTroedssonellidaeKobayashi 1935
genusMoridunoceras

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. †Moridunoceras Evans 2005
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†Moridunoceras castelli Evans 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Moridunian or 477.10000 to 473.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) M. castelli (89318)