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Merocanites henslowi

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites henslowi was named by Sowerby (1820).

It was recombined as Merocanites henslowi by Ebbighausen et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Ammonites henslowi Sowerby
2010Merocanites henslowi Ebbighausen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyProlecanitoidea()
familyProlecanitidaeHyatt 1884
subfamilyProtocanitinaeWeyer 1972
genusMerocanitesSchindewolf 1922
specieshenslowi(Sowerby 1820)

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.

Merocanites henslowi Sowerby 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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