| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Metophioceras trigonatum
Taxonomy
Metophioceras trigonatum was named by Taylor (1998). Its type specimen is NWMNH 25033, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is First Canyon, Shoshone Mountains (M. trigonatum assemblage), which is in a Bucklandi marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Metophioceras trigonatum Taylor p. 486 figs. 19, 20.3, 20.4, 22.1, 22.2 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Metophioceras trigonatum Taylor 1998
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shell height | 1 | 15.6 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 60.2 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 30.9 |
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||