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Meekoceras rota

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Meekoceras rota was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nanga, Stachella beds, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine sandstone in the Ceratites Sandstone Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Meekoceras rota Waagen p. 253 figs. Pl 27, figs 6,7

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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
speciesrota

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 rota Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
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