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Mercaticeras thyrrenicum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mercaticeras thyrrenicum was named by Fucini (1905). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. forte, M. recurvicostatum, M. umbilicum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Mercaticeras thyrrenicum Fucini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHildoceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusMercaticeras
speciesthyrrenicumFucini 1905

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.

†Mercaticeras thyrrenicum Fucini 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Middle Toarcian or 182.90000 to 180.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Spain (Murcia) Mercaticeras thyrrenicum (201463)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Italy Mercaticeras thyrrenicum (147031 147032 147033)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Hungary Mercaticeras thyrrenicum (108464 108465 147242 148242)