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Mesodactylites mediterraneus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy
Coeloceras mediterranea was named by Renz (1912) [Coeloceras desplaei var. mediterranea].

It was recombined as Mesodactylites mediterraneus by Kovács (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Coeloceras mediterranea Renz p. 68
2011Mesodactylites mediterraneus Kovács p. 20 figs. Pl 6, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyDactylioceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyDactylioceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusMesodactylitesBuckman 1926
speciesmediterraneus(Renz 1912)

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
height121.0
diameter176.0
inflation140.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Falciferum to the top of the Bifrons or 183.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Hungary Mesodactylites mediterraneus (148245)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Italy Mesodactylites mediterraneus (147027 147033)