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Metacoceras dorashamense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metacoceras dorashamense was named by Shimansky (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 1572/246 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dorasham, Julfa Fm, Dzhulfa Gorge, Arax River, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Julfa Formation of Azerbaijan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dorashamensis, M. marylandica, M. quadratum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Metacoceras dorashamense Shimansky p. 157 figs. Pl 14, fig 3
1973Metacoceras dorashamense Teichert and Kummel p. 416 figs. Pl 4, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusMetacocerasHyatt 1883
speciesdorashamense

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.

†Metacoceras dorashamense Shimansky 1965
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Diagnosis
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