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Mimimitoceras varicosum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Postprolobites varicosus was named by Schindewolf (1923).

It was recombined as Mimimitoceras varicosum by Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Postprolobites varicosus Schindewolf p. 405 fig. 13b
2006Mimimitoceras varicosum Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen p. 94 figs. 7A,B, 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyPrionoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusMimimitocerasKorn 1988
speciesvaricosum(Schindewolf 1923)

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.

Mimimitoceras varicosum Schindewolf 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height27.517.247.787.510.382
shell diameter214.013.914.214.00.198
shell inflation20.4270.3200.5700.4450.177

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Hastarian or 358.86000 to 353.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Mimimitoceras varicosum (38646)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Morocco Mimimitoceras varicosum (66285 66287)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany (Bayern) Mimimitoceras varicosum (38665)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany (Thuringen) Mimimitoceras varicosum (38662)