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Metotoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Otoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metotoceras was named by Spath (1930). Its type is Otoceras (Metotoceras) dieneri.

It was reranked as Otoceras (Metotoceras) by Spath (1930), Spath (1934) and Spath (1935).

It was assigned to Otoceras by Spath (1930), Spath (1934) and Spath (1935); and to Otoceratidae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Metotoceras Spath
1930Otoceras (Metotoceras) Spath
1934Otoceras (Metotoceras) Spath
1935Otoceras (Metotoceras) Spath
2006Metotoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyOtoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusMetotoceras

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. †Metotoceras Spath 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Induan or 252.17000 to 251.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan252.17 - 251.2Vietnam M. phumyi (44783)