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Meekoceras caprilense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Norites caprilensis was named by von Mojsisovics (1878). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Meekoceras caprilense by von Mojsisovics (1882), Kittl (1903).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Norites caprilensis von Mojsisovics
1882Meekoceras caprilense von Mojsisovics
1903Meekoceras caprilense Kittl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusMeekocerasHyatt 1879
speciescaprilense(von Mojsisovics 1878)

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.

Meekoceras caprilense von Mojsisovics 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Olenekian or 249.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Italy (Bergamo) Meekoceras caprilense (212347)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Italy (South Tyrol) Meekoceras caprilense (212348)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Italy (Belluno) Meekoceras caprilense (type locality: 212349)