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Metophiceras subdemissum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Ophiceras (Metophiceras) subdemissum was named by Spath (1935).

It was recombined as Metophiceras subdemissum by Dagis et al. (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. simplex, M. wegeneri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ophiceras (Metophiceras) subdemissum Spath p. 35 figs. Pl 13, fig 3; pl 17, fig 3; pl 18, fig 3; pl 19, fig 2
1942Ophiceras (Metophiceras) subdemissum Newell and Kummel
1996Metophiceras subdemissum Dagis et al. p. 88 figs. Pl 43, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusMetophiceras
speciessubdemissum()

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 diameter434.722.446.937.110.3

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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Metophiceras subdemissum (107115)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Oman Metophiceras subdemissum (214532)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Ophiceras subdemissum (131954)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Metophiceras subdemissum (48488)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Idaho) Ophiceras subdemissum (203175)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Metophiceras subdemissum (112725 112730 112740 112763) Ophiceras subdemissum (118502 118560 118583 118649 118679 118680 118681 118682 118683 118702 118708 118744 118753 118754)