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Foordiceras transitorium multicostata

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Foordiceras transitorium multicostata was named by Reed (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is K 24.581, slope between dhoks at Kumaranwali, Jarhanwala nala, which is in a Guadalupian/Lopingian marine horizon in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) multicostatum by Reed (1944).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. grypoceratoides, F. wynnei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Foordiceras transitorium multicostata Reed p. 50 figs. Pl 7, figs 7,7a
1944Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) multicostatum Reed p. 357

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusFoordiceras
speciestransitorium()
subspeciesmulticostata

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.

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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: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Guadalupian to the top of the Lopingian or 273.01000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian - Lopingian273.01 - 252.17Pakistan Foordiceras transitorium (type locality: 236230)