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Metophioceras conybeari

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites conybeari was named by Sowerby (1816). Its type specimen is BMNH 43971 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Metophioceras conybeari by Spath (1924).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Ammonites conybeari Sowerby p. 70 figs. Pl. 131
1844Ammonites conybeari d'Orbigny p. 202 figs. Pl. 50, Fig 1-3
1924Metophioceras conybeari Spath p. 202

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
subfamilyArietitinaeHyatt 1875
genusMetophioceras
speciesconybeari()

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.

†Metophioceras conybeari Sowerby 1816
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (Somerset) Ammonites conybeari (198904)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Ammonites conybeari (84125)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Ammonites conybeari (140334)