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Megatrochoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gonioloboceratidae

Taxonomy
Megatrochoceras was named by Yang (1978).

It was assigned to Gonioglyphioceratidae by Korn (2006); and to Gonioloboceratidae by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Megatrochoceras Yang
2006Megatrochoceras Korn
2009Megatrochoceras Furnish et al. p. 122

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGonioloboceratoidea(Spath 1934)
familyGonioloboceratidaeSpath 1934
genusMegatrochocerasYang 1978

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.

G. †Megatrochoceras Yang 1978
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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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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