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Megacrioceras

Cephalopoda - Megacrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Megacrioceras was named by Delanoy et al. (1987). Its type is Ancyloceras doublieri.

It was assigned to Megacrioceratidae by Klein et al. (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Megacrioceras Delanoy et al. p. 312
2007Megacrioceras Klein et al. p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
superfamilyPtychoceratoideaGill 1871
familyMegacrioceratidaeVermeulen 2006
genusMegacriocerasDelanoy et al. 1987

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. †Megacrioceras Delanoy et al. 1987
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Megacrioceras doublieri Jaubert 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available