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Mercaticeras mercati

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mercaticeras mercati was named by Hauer (1856). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Mercaticeras mercati Hauer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHildoceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusMercaticeras
speciesmercatiHauer 1856

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.

Mercaticeras mercati Hauer 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
diameter227.627.627.627.6-
inflation213.213.213.213.2-

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

Age range: Middle Toarcian or 182.90000 to 180.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Spain (Murcia) Mercaticeras mercati (201448)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Italy Mercaticeras mercati (147031 147032 147039 147040 147042)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Hungary Mercaticeras mercati (108085 108101 147245 148242)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Tunisia Mercaticeras mercati (170571)