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Meitianoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae

Taxonomy
Meitianoceras was named by Zheng (1984). Its type is Meitianoceras meitianense.

It was assigned to Paraceltitidae by Leonova (2002), Korn (2006).

Species
M. meitianense (type species), M. paulum, M. sphaelobatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Meitianoceras Zheng
2002Meitianoceras Leonova
2006Meitianoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyParaceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusMeitianoceras

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. †Meitianoceras Zheng 1984
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†Meitianoceras paulum Yang and Yang 1992
†Meitianoceras sphaelobatum Yang and Yang 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter2511.95.9036.911.56.11

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) M. meitianense (101949)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) M. sphaelobatum, M. paulum (95721)