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Majoceras

Cephalopoda - Intejocerida - Majoceratidae

Taxonomy
Majoceras was named by Zhuravleva (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem O Aren Sepkoski's reference number: 298]. Its type is Majoceras jakutense. It is the type genus of Majoceratidae.

It was assigned to Majoceratidae by Zhuravleva (1962), Crick (1981) and King (1993); and to Intejocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. jakutense (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Majoceras Zhuravleva
1964Majoceras Zhuravleva
1981Majoceras Crick p. 226
1993Majoceras King p. 173
2002Majoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderIntejoceridaBalashov 1960
familyMajoceratidaeZhuravleva 1964
genusMajocerasZhuravleva 1964

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. †Majoceras Zhuravleva 1964
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Majoceras jakutense Zhuravleva 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:23
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:58:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available