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Metaplacenticeras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae

Taxonomy
Metaplacenticeras was named by Spath (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u].

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Placenticeratidae by Matsumoto (1959), Matsumoto (1984) and Shigeta (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Metaplacenticeras Spath
1959Metaplacenticeras Matsumoto p. 135
1984Metaplacenticeras Matsumoto p. 20
2002Metaplacenticeras Sepkoski
2016Metaplacenticeras Shigeta p. 343

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyPlacenticeratidae
genusMetaplacenticerasSpath 1926

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. †Metaplacenticeras Spath 1926
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Metaplacenticeras bowersi Anderson 1958
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 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) M. sanctaemonicae (206274 206278) Placenticeras californicum, Placenticeras pacificum, Placenticeras sanctaemonicae (193034)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) M. pacificum (86812)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) M. californicum, M. pacificum (44267 44270)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) M. sp. (224988 225373)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan M. subtilistriatum (87023 87025 87027 87029 87030 87031 87032 87033)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica M. sp. (83354)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica M. sp. (83385 83390)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) M. bowersi (185168) M. californicum, M. pacificum (72057 86793 86819) M. pacificum (86794 86872 98225 151977 185397 214144 220905 225636 225637 225799 225926) M. sanctaemonicae, M. californicum, M. pacificum (86811) M. sp. (225635)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan M. subtilistriatum (181920 181921 181922)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) M. californicum (221105 221106 221107)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) M. pacificum (215264)