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Metalegoceras tschernyschewi

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Metalegoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paralegoceras tschernyschewi was named by Karpinsky (1889).

It was recombined as Metalegoceras tschernyschewi by Ruzhentsev (1956), Leonova (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Paralegoceras tschernyschewi Karpinsky p. 62 figs. Pl 3, fig 1
1956Metalegoceras tschernyschewi Ruzhentsev p. 143 figs. Pl 11, figs 5,6; pl 12, figs 1-3; pl 29, fig 1
2002Metalegoceras tschernyschewi Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNeoicoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyMetalegoceratidae
subfamilyMetalegoceratinaePlummer and Scott 1937
genusMetalegocerasSchindewolf 1931
speciestschernyschewi(Karpinsky 1889)

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.

Metalegoceras tschernyschewi Karpinsky 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height719.47.5039.621.211.0
shell diameter748.321.7102.049.027.4
shell inflation715.19.1031.014.67.61

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Metalegoceras tschernyschewi (125122)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Kazakhstan (Aqtobe) Metalegoceras tschernyschewi (125130)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Kazakhstan Metalegoceras tschernyschewi (102148)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation Metalegoceras tschernyschewi (116795)