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Meekoceras luchnikovi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Meekoceras luchnikovi was named by Shevyrev (1990). Its type specimen is PIN 4184/15 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alikagar Creek, Khozretishi Range, which is in a Smithian marine horizon in the Alikagarskaya Formation of Tajikistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Meekoceras luchnikovi Shevyrev p. 17 figs. Pl 1, fig 6; text-fig 35
2001Meekoceras luchnikovi Rozanov and Shevyrev p. 133 figs. Pl 58, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusMeekocerasHyatt 1879
speciesluchnikovi

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.

Meekoceras luchnikovi Shevyrev 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.8
shell diameter125.9
shell inflation12.10

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Tajikistan Meekoceras luchnikovi (type locality: 97866)