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Maccoyoceras discors

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus (Discites) discors was named by M'Coy (1844). It is the type species of Maccoyoceras.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Nautilus (Discites) discors M'Coy
2022Maccoyoceras discors 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
speciesdiscors(M'Coy 1844)

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 discors M'Coy 1844
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
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