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Margaritoceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Eothinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Margaritoceras was named by Cecioni and Flower (1985). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eothinoceratidae by Cecioni and Flower (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Margaritoceras Cecioni and Flower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEothinoceratidaeUlrich et al. 1944
genusMargaritocerasCecioni and Flower 1985

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. †Margaritoceras Cecioni and Flower 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Arenig or 478.60000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia M. sp. (8846)