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Metabaltoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Baltoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metabaltoceras was named by Flower (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. It is not extant. Its type is Metabaltoceras fusiforme.

It was assigned to Baltoceratidae by Flower (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. fusiforme (type species), M. minutum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Metabaltoceras Flower p. 108
1981Metabaltoceras Crick p. 227
2002Metabaltoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyBaltoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusMetabaltoceras

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. †Metabaltoceras Flower 1964
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Metabaltoceras fusiforme Flower 1964
Metabaltoceras minutum Flower 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available