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Metrorhynchites
Taxonomy
Metrorhynchites was named by Tillyard (1916). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Metrorhynchites sydneiensis.
It was assigned to Malacodermidae by Tillyard (1916), Tillyard (1918); and to Schizocoleidae by Ponomarenko (2011), Ponomarenko et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Malacodermidae by Tillyard (1916), Tillyard (1918); and to Schizocoleidae by Ponomarenko (2011), Ponomarenko et al. (2012).
Species
M. angustior, M. angustum, M. angustus, M. baculum, M. dilutes, M. dunstani, M. elongatus, M. grandis, M. longus, M. putativus, M. sydneiensis (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1916 | Metrorhynchites Tillyard |
| 1918 | Metrorhynchites Tillyard |
| 1986 | Mancicupes Lin p. 71 |
| 2011 | Metrorhynchites Ponomarenko p. 421 |
| 2012 | Metrorhynchites Ponomarenko et al. p. 484 |
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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.
G. †Metrorhynchites Tillyard 1916
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†Metrorhynchites angustior Rohdendorf 1961
†Metrorhynchites angustum Tillyard 1918
†Metrorhynchites angustus Rohdendorf 1961
†Metrorhynchites baculum Ponomarenko 2011
†Metrorhynchites dilutes Lin 1986
†Metrorhynchites dunstani Tillyard 1916
†Metrorhynchites elongatus Ponomarenko 2011
†Metrorhynchites grandis Tillyard 1918
†Metrorhynchites longus Rohdendorf 1961
†Metrorhynchites putativus Lin 1986
†Metrorhynchites sydneiensis Tillyard 1916
Invalid names: Mancicupes Lin 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Sinemurian or 259.51000 to 192.90000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | Russian Federation | Uskatocoleus angustior, Uskatocoleus angustus, Uskatocoleus longus (124608) | |
| Changhsingian | Russian Federation (Vladimir) | M. baculum, M. elongatus (113351) | |
| Pelsonian - Illyrian | Australia (New South Wales) | M. grandis (111683) M. sydneiensis, Mesorhynchophora dunstani (111729) | |
| Rhaetian | China (Hunan) | Mancicupes dilutes (155369) | |
| Sinemurian | China (Hunan) | Aenigmocoleus putativus (155370) |