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Mojsvaroceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mojsvaroceras was named by Hyatt (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 995].

It was reranked as Metacoceras (Mojsvaroceras) by Kummel (1953).

It was assigned to Metacoceras by Kummel (1953); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tainoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Parnes (1986) and Pérez-Valera et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Mojsvaroceras Hyatt
1953Metacoceras (Mojsvaroceras) Kummel p. 21
1964Mojsvaroceras Teichert et al. p. 414
1986Mojsvaroceras Parnes
2002Mojscaroceras Sepkoski
2017Mojsvaroceras Pérez-Valera et al. p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusMojsvarocerasHyatt 1883

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. †Mojsvaroceras Hyatt 1883
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Mojsvaroceras augusti von Mojsisovics 1882
Mojsvaroceras haasi Parnes 1986
Mojsvaroceras kagae Diener 1907
Mojsvaroceras kummeli Parnes 1986
Mojsvaroceras morloti Mojsisovics 1886
Mojsvaroceras nivicola Diener 1907
Mojsvaroceras perarmatum von Mojsisovics 1873
Mojsvaroceras turneri Hyatt and Smith 1905
Mojsvaroceras zaki Parnes 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height324.419.040.019.012.1
shell diameter353.034.590.048.028.9
shell inflation314.98.0025.016.58.50

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Tuvalian or 247.20000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Nepal (Byans) M. morloti, M. nivicola (206207)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) M. kagae (206205 206206)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Temnocheilus augusti (136996)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Israel (Negev) M. haasi, M. zaki (214650) M. morloti (214651)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary M. binodosum (91944 91993)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Temnocheilus binodosus (186975)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Spain M. haasi (184223) M. haasi, M. kummeli (184217)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Israel (Negev) M. kummeli (214652)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) M. sp. (112269)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) M. turneri (33324)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria Nautilus perarmatus (159552)