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Mimimitoceras rotersi

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mimimitoceras rotersi was named by Korn (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. lineare

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Mimimitoceras rotersi Korn p. 34 fig. 1E
2015Mimimitoceras rotersi Zong et al. p. 193 figs. 26f-p, 29

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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
speciesrotersiKorn 1992

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 rotersi Korn 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.656.5011.59.003.54
shell diameter216.012.520.516.55.66
shell inflation20.0010.0010.0010.001-

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: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Xinjiang) Mimimitoceras rotersi (172432 172433)