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Pleuronautilus magnicostatus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Metacoceras magnicostatum was named by Miller (1945). It is a cast.

It was recombined as Foordiceras magnicostatum by Miller and Youngquist (1949); it was recombined as Pleuronautilus magnicostatus by Shimanskiy (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Metacoceras magnicostatum Miller p. 287 figs. Pl 45, figs 9,10
1949Foordiceras magnicostatum Miller and Youngquist p. 99 figs. Pl 38, figs 9,10; pl 15, figs 9,10
1967Pleuronautilus magnicostatus Shimanskiy p. 93

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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
genusPleuronautilus
speciesmagnicostatus()

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter154.0

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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available