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Meekoceras orientale

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Meekoceras orientale was named by Shimizu and Jimbo (1933). Its type specimen is IGPS 45174 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. corrugatum, M. infrequense, M. plicatilis, M. smithi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Meekoceras orientale Shimizu and Jimbo p. 16
1964Meekoceras orientale Bando p. 81 figs. Pl 1, figs 3a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusMeekocerasHyatt 1879
speciesorientaleShimizu and Jimbo 1933

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.

†Meekoceras orientale Shimizu and Jimbo 1933
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Diagnosis
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