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Meekophiceras columbianum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Taxonomy
Koninckites columbianus was named by Tozer (1963). Its type specimen is GSC 14266 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Meekophiceras columbianum by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Koninckites columbianus Tozer p. 15 figs. Pl 5, figs 7,8
1994Meekophiceras columbianum Tozer p. 66 figs. Pl 10, figs 1a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyGyronitidaeWaagen 1895
genusMeekophiceras
speciescolumbianum(Tozer 1963)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter165.0

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: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Canada (British Columbia) Meekophiceras columbianum (type locality: 137502)