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Metussuria

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae

Taxonomy
Metussuria was named by Spath (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Ussuria waageni.

It was assigned to Ussuridae by Spath (1934); to Ussuriidae by Tozer (1981); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ussuritidae by Brayard et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Metussuria Spath
1981Metussuria Tozer p. 90
2002Metassuria Sepkoski
2009Metussuria Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyUssuritidaeHyatt 1900
genusMetussuria

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. †Metussuria Spath 1934
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Metussuria bella Zakharov 1986
Metussuria waageni Hyatt and Smith 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height552.0--52.0-
shell diameter551.925.598.640.933.9
shell inflation58.00--8.00-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) M. bella (47247) M. sp. (47239 47258)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation M. bella (212291)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) M. sp. (97120)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Alaska) M. waageni (44394 44415)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Ussuria waageni, Ussuria occidentalis (33288)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) M. sp. (97157)