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Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) multicostatum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Foordiceras multicostata was named by Reed (1931).

It was recombined as Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) multicostatum by Reed (1944).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Foordiceras multicostata Reed p. 50 figs. Pl 7, fig 7
1944Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) multicostatum Reed p. 357

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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
genusMetacoceras
subgenusTainionautilus
speciesmulticostatum(Reed 1931)

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.

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Diagnosis
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