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Megaceratites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Megaceratites was named by Balini (1992).

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Vörös (2002); and to Paraceratitinae by Balini (1994), Vörös (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Megaceratites Balini
1994Megaceratites Balini
2002Megaceratites Vörös
2018Megaceratites Vörös p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyParaceratitinaeSilberling 1962
genusMegaceratitesBalini 1992

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. †Megaceratites Balini 1992
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†Megaceratites fallax Balini 1992
†Megaceratites friccensis Arthaber 1916
†Megaceratites subnodosus von Mojsisovics 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height128.3
shell diameter173.2
shell inflation119.6

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 244.24000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Albania Paraceratites subnodosus (214982)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary M. sp. (128445) M. subnodosus (128444)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Ceratites subnodosus (203384)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Greece (Epidavros) Paraceratites subnodosus (211432)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Ceratites subnodosus (136996)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Israel Ceratites subnodosus (63948)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Montenegro Paraceratites subnodosus (215192)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Xizang) Paraceratites subnodosus (150445)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy M. fallax (141819)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Greece M. fallax (211590)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy (Lombardy) M. sp. (44578)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Paraceratites subnodosus (214979)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Veszprem) M. subnodosus (199796 199797) Paraceratites subnodosus (43671)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary M. friccensis (199830 199831 199832 199833 199839) M. subnodosus (182850 182851 182852 182853 199575 199577 199578 199842 199846 199848 199863 199864 199865 199868)