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Tainoceras monilifer

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Tainoceras monilifer was named by Miller et al. (1933).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. monolifer, T. occidentalis, T. ponderosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Tainoceras monilifer Miller et al.
2025Tainoceras monilifer Korn and Ghaderi p. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusTainocerasHyatt 1883
speciesmoniliferMiller et al. 1933

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.

†Tainoceras monilifer Miller et al. 1933
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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: Virgilian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Tainoceras monilifer (217893 217894 217897 217901 217905 217906 217908 217913 217915 217927 217929 217932 217941 217960 217977 217979 217992 217993 217994 218024 220414 225019 225021)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Tainoceras monilifer (50219)