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Maccoyoceras discoidale

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus (Trematodiscus) discoidalis was named by Winchell (1862).

It was recombined as Maccoyoceras discoidale by Korn et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Nautilus (Trematodiscus) discoidalis Winchell
2022Maccoyoceras discoidale Korn et al. p. 107

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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)
familyTrigonoceratidae
genusMaccoyocerasMiller et al. 1933
speciesdiscoidale(Winchell 1862)

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.

Maccoyoceras discoidale Winchell 1862
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
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
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