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Metapronorites bifidus

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Pronoritidae

Taxonomy
Metapronorites bifidus was named by Andrianov (1985). Its type specimen is YaF SO AN 55/251 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Metapronorites bifidus Andrianov p. 112 figs. Pl 1, fig 1; text-fig 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyMedlicottioidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyPronoritidaeFrech 1901
subfamilyPronoritinaeFrech 1901
genusMetapronoritesLibrovitch 1938
speciesbifidus

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.

Metapronorites bifidus Andrianov 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
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