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Meitanoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Meitanoceratidae

Taxonomy
Meitanoceras was named by Chen and Liu (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-u O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 298,524]. Its type is Meitanoceras subglobosum.

It was assigned to Meitanoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Actinocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. subglobosum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Meitanoceras Chen and Liu
1981Meitanoceras Crick p. 227
2002Meitanoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyMeitanoceratidaeKobayashi 1977
genusMeitanocerasChen and Liu 1974

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. †Meitanoceras Chen and Liu 1974
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Meitanoceras subglobosum Chen and Liu 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available