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Meitanoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Meitanoceratidae

Taxonomy
Meitanoceratidae was named by Kobayashi (1977).

It was assigned to Actinocerida by Crick (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Meitanoceratidae Kobayashi
1981Meitanoceratidae Crick p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyMeitanoceratidaeKobayashi 1977
familyMeitanoceratidaeKobayashi 1977

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.

Fm. †Meitanoceratidae Kobayashi 1977
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G. †Meitanoceras Chen and Liu 1974
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Meitanoceras subglobosum Chen and Liu 1974
G. †Pomphoceras Zou and Chen 1984
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Pomphoceras wuhaiense Zou and Chen 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Marshbrookian or 467.30000 to 454.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (AnHui) Meitanoceras sp. (7841)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Sichuan) Meitanoceras sp. (5404)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Tibet) Pomphoceras yaliense, Pomphoceras nyalamense (233263)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (Guizhou) Meitanoceras sp. (7340)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Yunnan) Meitanoceras sp. (7334)