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Mauretaniaceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy

Species
M. elmii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Mauretaniaceras Meister et al. p. 117.e45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyArieticeratinae
genusMauretaniaceras

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.

G. †Mauretaniaceras Meister et al. 2011
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Mauretaniaceras elmii Meister et al. 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height58.756.809.909.001.21
shell diameter532.926.537.535.04.45
shell inflation518.214.321.018.02.80

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: Margaritatus or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Italy M. elmii (196612 196614 196617)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Morocco M. elmii (148904 148907 148944)