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Monocyrtoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Armenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Monocyrtoceras was named by Foerste (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl].

It was assigned to Armenoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Actinocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Monocyrtoceras Foerste
1964Monocyrtoceras Teichert et al. p. 208
2002Monocyrtoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyArmenoceratidaeTroedsson 1926
genusMonocyrtocerasFoerste 1924

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. †Monocyrtoceras Foerste 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
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