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Monomuchites

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Taxonomy
Monomuchites was named by Wilson (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Proteoceratidae by Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Frey (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Monomuchites Wilson p. 23
1962Monomuchites Flower
1964Monomuchites Teichert et al. p. 256
1981Monomuchites Crick p. 228
1995Monomuchites Frey p. P36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusMonomuchitesWilson 1961

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. †Monomuchites Wilson 1961
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Monomuchites costalis Wilson 1961
Monomuchites obliquum Frey 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Illinois) M. annularis (88007)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Wisconsin) M. annularis (88001)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) M. decrescens (55999)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) M. costalis, M. annularis, M. obliquum (87737)