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Metoicoceras mosbyense

Description

Metoioceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the Ammonite subclass which lived during the Cenomanian.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8467585https://www.gbif.org/species/8467585
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)318407https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=318407
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras mosbyense
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras mosbyense
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderAmmonitidaHyatt 1889
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyMammitinae
genusMetoicocerasHyatt 1903
speciesMetoicoceras mosbyenseCobban 1953
Generic NameMetoicoceras
Scientific NameMetoicoceras mosbyense Cobban, 1953
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Metoicoceras mosbyensespeciesbelongs to Metoicocerasstated with evidenceCobban, 1953
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ammonoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. A. Cobban. 1953. Cenomanian ammonite fauna from the Mosby Sandstone of central Montana. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 243-D:45-55
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metoicoceras_mosbyense

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Metoicoceras defordi Young, 1957GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras defordi
Metoicoceras muelleri Cobban, 1953GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras muelleri

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1953Metoicoceras mosbyense Cobban p. 48 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-14; pl 7, figs 1-3
1957Metoicoceras defordi Young p. 1169 figs. Pl 149, figs 1-8; text-figs 1A,E,G,I
1990Metoicoceras mosbyense Kennedy and Cobban p. 408 figs. Pl 5, figs 13-16,23-38; pl 7, figs 1,2
1991Metoicoceras mosbyense Cobban and Kennedy p. B8 figs. Pl 4, figs 7,8; pl 5, figs 1-3, 15-17

References

Cobban W. A. (1953) Cenomanian ammonite fauna from the Mosby Sandstone of central Montana, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 243-D, 45-55
Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A. (1990) Cenomanian micromorphic ammonites from the western interior of the USA, Palaeontology 33, 379-422
Cobban W. A., Kennedy W. J. (1991) Evolution and biogeography of the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) ammonite Metoicoceras Hyatt, 1903, with a revision of Metoicoceras praecox Haas, 1949, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1934, B1-B11
W. A. Cobban (1953) Cenomanian ammonite fauna from the Mosby Sandstone of central Montana: United States Geological Survey Professional Paper: 45--55 - via Catalogue of Life
W. J. Kennedy, W. A. Cobban (1990) Cenomanian micromorphic ammonites from the western interior of the USA: Palaeontology: 379--422 - via Catalogue of Life
W. A. Cobban, W. J. Kennedy (1991) Evolution and biogeography of the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) ammonite Metoicoceras Hyatt, 1903, with a revision of Metoicoceras praecox Haas, 1949: United States Geological Survey Bulletin: B1--B11 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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