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Wutinoceras multitubiculatum

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Wutinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nybyoceras multitubiculatum was named by Teichert and Glenister (1953). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Wutinoceras multitubiculatum by Stait (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. foerstei, W. huygenae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Nybyoceras multitubiculatum Teichert and Glenister p. 20 figs. pl. 2 f, 1-3
1984Wutinoceras multitubiculatum Stait pp. 54 - 55 figs. pl. 1 f. 6-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyWutinoceratidaeShimizu and Obata 1935
genusWutinocerasShimizu and Obata 1935
speciesmultitubiculatum(Teichert and Glenister 1953)

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.

†Wutinoceras multitubiculatum Teichert and Glenister 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
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