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Melagathiceras globosus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Melagathiceratidae

Taxonomy
Paranannites globosus was named by Popov (1939).

It was recombined as Melagathiceras globosum by Dagis and Ermakova (1990); it was recombined as Melagathiceras globosus by Dagis et al. (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Paranannites globosus Popov
1976Paranannites globosus Bychkov et al.
1990Melagathiceras globosum Dagis and Ermakova p. 30 figs. Pl 6, figs 1,2
1996Melagathiceras globosus Dagis et al. p. 100 figs. Pl 48, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMelagathiceratidaeTozer 1971
genusMelagathicerasTozer 1971
speciesglobosus(Popov 1939)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height312.19.8015.511.82.89
shell diameter326.423.029.527.03.28
shell inflation35.594.706.206.000.814

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 (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Melagathiceras globosum (107099 176997 177009) Melagathiceras globosus (107043) Paranannites globosus (214724)