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Metophioceras bonnardii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites bonnardii was named by d'Orbigny (1844) [As A. bonnardi in plate]. Its type specimen is MNHN F R.04077 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Metophioceras bonnardii by Enay et al. (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Ammonites bonnardii d'Orbigny p. 196 figs. Pl 46, Fig. 1-3
1994Metophioceras bonnardii Enay et al. p. 48

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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
speciesbonnardii()

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 bonnardii d'Orbigny 1844
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Diagnosis
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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
Collections
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