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Aulametacoceras mckeei

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Aulametacoceras mckeei was named by Miller and Unklesbay (1942). Its type specimen is MNA 895/G2 1992 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lake Mary, east side, 10 miles SE of Flagstaff, which is in a Roadian marine limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Aulametacoceras mckeei Miller and Unklesbay
1949Aulametacoceras mckeei Miller and Youngquist p. 93 figs. Pl 34, figs 1,2
1957Aulametacoceras mckeei Miller and Furnish p. 713 figs. Pl 84, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusAulametacoceras
speciesmckeei

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.

Aulametacoceras mckeei Miller and Unklesbay 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height268.060.077.068.512.0
shell diameter2218.2170.0280.0225.077.8
shell inflation279.667.094.580.819.4

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) Aulametacoceras mckeei (113076 type locality: 113086)