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Metahedenstroemia

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Metahedenstroemia was named by Spath (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Hedenstroemia kastriatae.

It was assigned to Hedenstroemiidae by Spath (1934) and Kummel (1969); to Noritidea by Tozer (1981); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Noritidae by Brayard et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Metahedenstroemia Spath
1969Metahedenstroemia Kummel
1981Metahedenstroemia Tozer p. 91
2002Metahedenstroemia Sepkoski
2009Metahedenstroemia Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNoritoidea(Karpinsky 1889)
genusMetahedenstroemia

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. †Metahedenstroemia Spath 1934
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Invalid names: Hedenstroemia pityoussae Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter125.2

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Greece Hedenstroemia pityoussae (112607)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Albania M. kastriatae (97000)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Greece M. sp. (72319 73171)