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Metoicoceras gibbosum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metoicoceras gibbosum was named by Hyatt (1903).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Metoicoceras gibbosum Hyatt p. 121 figs. Pl 15, figs 5-8
1927Barroisiceras trinodosum Moreman p. 212 figs. Pl 33, figs 1,2
1942Metoicoceras ornatum Moreman p. 211 figs. Pl 32, fig 4
1955Metoicoceras ornatum Reyment p. 47 figs. Pl 9, figs 6,7
1978Metoicoceras gibbosum Cooper p. 112 figs. 21A-C, 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyMammitinae()
genusMetoicocerasHyatt 1903
speciesgibbosumHyatt 1903

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.

Metoicoceras gibbosum Hyatt 1903
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Invalid names: Barroisiceras trinodosum Moreman 1927 [synonym], Metoicoceras ornatum Moreman 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height151.0
shell diameter184.0
shell inflation17.00

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Nigeria Metoicoceras ornatum (82730)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Angola Metoicoceras gibbosum (175545)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Metoicoceras ornatum (167821)