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Morphoceras egrediens

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Morphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Morphoceras egrediens was named by Wetzel (1937) [Morphoceras inflatum var. egrediens].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Morphoceras egrediens Wetzel p. 132
2014Morphoceras egrediens Dietze et al. p. 18 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2
2015Morphoceras egrediens Majidifard p. 35 figs. 4.10a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyMorphoceratidae
genusMorphoceras
speciesegrediensWetzel 1937

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.

†Morphoceras egrediens Wetzel 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height133.2
shell diameter165.0
shell inflation111.7

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Iran Morphoceras egrediens (37564 174798 175749)