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Mesobeloceras kayseri

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Beloceratidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites kayseri was named by Holzapfel (1882).

It was recombined as Mesobeloceras kayseri by Göddertz (1987), Korn and Klug (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Goniatites kayseri Holzapfel p. 238 figs. Pl 45, figs 7-9; pl 46, fig 1
1987Mesobeloceras kayseri Göddertz p. 191 figs. Pl 14, fig 7; text-fig 37
2002Mesobeloceras kayseri Korn and Klug p. 122

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyBelocerataceae
familyBeloceratidae
genusMesobeloceras
specieskayseri(Holzapfel 1882)

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.

Mesobeloceras kayseri Holzapfel 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height128.8
shell diameter175.0
shell inflation129.9

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Algeria Mesobeloceras kayseri (40456)