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Mimimitoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mimimitoceras was named by Korn (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-m C Tour-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Prionoceratinae by Korn (2006); and to Prionoceratidae by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Mimimitoceras Korn
2002Mimimitoceras Sepkoski
2006Mimimitoceras Korn
2009Mimimitoceras Furnish et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyPrionoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusMimimitocerasKorn 1988

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. †Mimimitoceras Korn 1988
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Mimimitoceras geminum Korn 1992
Mimimitoceras liratum Schmidt 1924
Mimimitoceras rotersi Korn 1992
Mimimitoceras transiens Becker and Zong 2015
Mimimitoceras varicosum Schindewolf 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height119.316.2517.08.163.51
shell diameter1116.711.528.314.65.40
shell inflation110.0090.0010.7900.0010.277

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Hastarian or 364.70000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany M. sp., M. liratum, M. trizonatum (38647)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Bayern) M. sp. (38664)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany M. liratum (172523) M. trizonatum (172515)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation M. sp. (190001)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Morocco M. lineare (170756 170825) M. liratum (170736) M. nageli, M. liratum (170735) M. nageli, M. sp. (170737) M. sp. (170729 170812 170823) M. sp., M. liratum (170725 170727 170730 170731 170733 170734 170813) M. sp., M. liratum, M. geminum (170728 170814)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Xinjiang) M. geminum, M. transiens, M. rotersi (172433) M. transiens, M. rotersi (172432)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Austria M. crestaverde, M. sp. (38616) M. sp. (38610 38612 38613 38614)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) M. hoennense, M. varicosum (38646)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Germany (Thuringen) M. varicosum (38662)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Morocco M. hoennense, M. varicosum (66287) M. varicosum (66285)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Germany (Bayern) M. varicosum (38665)