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Mellegueiceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae

Taxonomy
Mellegueiceras was named by Latil (2011).

It was assigned to Acanthohoplitinae by Latil and Jaillard (2023).

Species
M. chihaouiae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Mellegueiceras Latil
2023Mellegueiceras Latil and Jaillard p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAcanthohoplitoidea
familyAcanthohoplitidae
subfamilyAcanthohoplitinae
genusMellegueicerasLatil 2011

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.

G. †Mellegueiceras Latil 2011
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Tunisia M. chihaouiae (232816)