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Metascaphites scholzi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae

Taxonomy
Metascaphites scholzi was named by Szives (2007). Its type specimen is HNHM 2007.69.1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Metascaphites scholzi Szives p. 120 figs. Pl 16, figs 17,18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyLyelliceratidae
subfamilyStoliczkaiellinae
genusMetascaphitesWiedmann 1962
speciesscholzi

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.

†Metascaphites scholzi Szives 2007
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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: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
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