| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Baltoceratidae : Metabaltoceras : Metabaltoceras minutum |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Baltoceratidae : Metabaltoceras : Metabaltoceras minutum |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Metabaltoceras |
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| Scientific Name | Metabaltoceras minutum Flower, 1964 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Metabaltoceras minutum | species | belongs to Metabaltoceras | stated with evidence | Flower, 1964 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 479 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 479 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Environment | marine (based on Orthocerida) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Orthocerida) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Orthocerida) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Orthocerida) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. H. Flower. 1964. The Nautiloid Order Ellesmeroceratida (Cephalopoda). State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Memoir 12:234 p. |
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Metabaltoceras minutum ✝
