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Meekoceras tardum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Meekoceras tardum was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koofri, Upper Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Meekoceras tardum Waagen p. 254 figs. Pl 31, fig 1

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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
speciestardum

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Meekoceras tardum Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
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