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Merocycloceras declivis

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Merocycloceras declivis was named by Ristedt (1968). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Merocycloceras declivis Ristedt
2008Merocycloceras declivis Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidae
genusMerocyclocerasRistedt 1968
speciesdeclivisRistedt 1968

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.

Merocycloceras declivis Ristedt 1968
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
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