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Metarnioceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Taxonomy
Metarnioceras was named by Spath (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Metarnioceras sheppardi.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Arietitinae by Corna and Dommergues (1995) and Howarth (2013).

Species
M. leda, M. sheppardi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Metarnioceras Spath
1995Metarnioceras Corna and Dommergues
2002Metarnioceras Sepkoski
2013Metarnioceras Howarth p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
subfamilyArietitinaeHyatt 1875
genusMetarniocerasSpath 1925

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. †Metarnioceras Spath 1925
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†Metarnioceras leda Reynes 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available