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Muensteroceras pfefferae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Muensteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Imitoceras pfefferae was named by Miller and Werner (1942).

It was recombined as Muensteroceras pfefferae by Gordon (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. modestum, M. rotella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Imitoceras pfefferae Miller and Werner p. 480 figs. 2A-C
1964Muensteroceras pfefferae Gordon p. 179 figs. Pl 17, fig 29; text-fig 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyMuensteroceratidaeLibrovitch 1957
genusMuensteroceras
speciespfefferae(Miller and Werner 1942)

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.

†Muensteroceras pfefferae Miller and Werner 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Missouri) Muensteroceras pfefferae (157678)