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Metussuria waageni

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae

Taxonomy
Ussuria waageni was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wood Canyon, Aspen Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho. It is the type species of Metussuria.

It was recombined as Metussuria waageni by Spath (1934), Kummel and Steele (1962), Nichols and Silberling (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Ussuria waageni Hyatt and Smith p. 90 figs. Pl 55, figs 1-5; pl 66, figs 1-12; pl 67, figs 1,2; pl 85, figs 1-8
1934Metussuria waageni Spath
1962Metussuria waageni Kummel and Steele
1979Metussuria waageni Nichols and Silberling figs. Pl 2, figs 36-38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyUssuritidaeHyatt 1900
genusMetussuria
specieswaageni()

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.

Metussuria waageni Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter125.5

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Ussuria waageni (33288)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Alaska) Metussuria waageni (44394 44415)