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Mesobeloceras

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Beloceratidae

Taxonomy
Mesobeloceras was named by Glenister (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-m D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1042,1103]. Its type is Mesobeloceras thomasi.

It was assigned to Beloceratinae by Yatskov (1990); to Anarcestida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Beloceratidae by Korn and Klug (2002) and Korn (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Mesobeloceras Glenister p. 82
1990Sinobeloceras Yatskov p. 45
1990Atopobeloceras Yatskov p. 46
1990Mesobeloceras Yatskov p. 46
2002Mesobeloceras Korn and Klug p. 122
2002Mesobeloceras Sepkoski
2006Mesobeloceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyBelocerataceae
familyBeloceratidae
genusMesobeloceras

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. †Mesobeloceras Glenister 1958
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Mesobeloceras acutodorsatum Dybczinski 1913
Mesobeloceras acutum Chao 1956
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Invalid names: Chaoceras chaoi Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
Mesobeloceras boreale Yatskov 1984
Mesobeloceras denckmanni Wedekind 1913
Mesobeloceras glenisteri Yatskov 1990
Mesobeloceras kayseri Holzapfel 1882
Mesobeloceras subacutum Petter 1958
Mesobeloceras thomasi Glenister 1958
Invalid names: Atopobeloceras Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Sinobeloceras Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available