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Huanghoceras warchense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metacoceras warchense was named by Reed (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is K 24.595, bridle path to Uchali near divide above Kumaranwali dhok, which is in a Lopingian marine horizon in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Huanghoceras warchense by Reed (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Metacoceras warchense Reed p. 47 figs. Pl 7, figs 6,6a-c
1944Huanghoceras warchense Reed p. 355

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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
genusHuanghoceras
specieswarchense()

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
No measurements are available
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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Metacoceras warchense (236237)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Huanghoceras warchense (126899)