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Metoicoceras bergquisti

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4981724https://www.gbif.org/species/4981724
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)144341https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=144341
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras bergquisti
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras bergquisti
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 bergquistiCobban 1983
Generic NameMetoicoceras
Scientific NameMetoicoceras bergquisti Cobban, 1983
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Metoicoceras bergquistispeciesbelongs to Metoicocerasstated with evidenceCobban, 1983
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance93.9 - 89.8 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. 1983. Molluscan fossil record from the northeastern part of the Upper Cretaceous seaway, Western Interior. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1253:1-25

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1983Metoicoceras bergquisti Cobban pp. 14-15 figs. pl. 8, figs. 1-4

References

Cobban W. A. (1983) Molluscan fossil record from the northeastern part of the Upper Cretaceous seaway, Western Interior, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1253, 1-25
W. A. Cobban (1983) Molluscan fossil record from the northeastern part of the Upper Cretaceous seaway, Western Interior: United States Geological Survey Professional Paper: 1--25 - 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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