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Grypoceras mesodicum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus mesodicus was named by Hauer (1846).

It was recombined as Grypoceras mesodicum by von Mojsisovics (1902) and Schastlivtseva (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Nautilus mesodicus Hauer p. 36 figs. Pl 10, figs 4-6
1873Nautilus mesodicus von Mojsisovics p. 21 figs. Pl 8, fig 1
1896Nautilus mesodicus von Mojsisovics
1902Grypoceras mesodicum von Mojsisovics p. 229
1988Grypoceras mesodicum Schastlivtseva p. 41

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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)
familyGrypoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusGrypocerasHyatt 1883
speciesmesodicum(Hauer 1846)

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.

Grypoceras mesodicum Hauer 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height178.0
shell diameter1150.0
shell inflation130.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Grypoceras mesodicum (201932)
Norian228.0 - 208.5India Nautilus mesodicus (85471)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Austria Nautilus mesodicus (159515)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Nautilus mesodicus (159543)