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Ophiceras (Metophiceras) noenygaardi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Metophiceras simplex, O. sinense, O. subkyticum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ophiceras (Metophiceras) noenygaardi Spath p. 37 figs. Pl 8, 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
genusOphiceras
subgenusMetophiceras
speciesnoenygaardi

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
partNmean
shell diameter142.3

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Metophiceras noenygaardi (112725 112726 112730) Ophiceras noenygaardi (118560 118683 118702)