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Meitanoceras subglobosum

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Meitanoceratidae

Taxonomy
Meitanoceras subglobosum was named by Chen and Liu (1974). It is the type species of Meitanoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Meitanoceras subglobosum Chen and Liu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyMeitanoceratidaeKobayashi 1977
genusMeitanocerasChen and Liu 1974
speciessubglobosumChen and Liu 1974

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.

Meitanoceras subglobosum Chen and Liu 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
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