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Megacrioceras astierianum

Cephalopoda - Megacrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Toxoceras astierianus was named by d'Orbigny (1850). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R00754 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Megacrioceras astierianum by Klein et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Toxoceras astierianus d'Orbigny pp. 66, No. 65
2007Megacrioceras astierianum Klein et al. p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
superfamilyPtychoceratoideaGill 1871
familyMegacrioceratidaeVermeulen 2006
genusMegacriocerasDelanoy et al. 1987
speciesastierianum()

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.

†Megacrioceras astierianum d'Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
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