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Metacoceras bowmani

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metacoceras bowmani was named by Miller and Breed (1964). Its type specimen is Mus N. Ariz G2.7522, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Bowman Quarry MNA PK-5, Williams, which is in a Kungurian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Toroweap Formation of Arizona.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Metacoceras bowmani Miller and Breed p. 878 figs. Pl 140, figs 1-3,4?,5-7; text-figs 1-3

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

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.

Metacoceras bowmani Miller and Breed 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height638.530.060.037.010.5
shell diameter694.485.0107.095.08.36

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Arizona) Metacoceras bowmani (type locality: 86148)