IRMNG - Macrocephalitidae †

IRMNG taxon details

Macrocephalitidae †

IRMNG_ID

100581 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100581)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ammonitida †

Direct children (3)

Ordering

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Genus Macrocephalites Zittel, 1884 †
Genus Pleurocephalites Buckman, 1922 †
Genus Mocrocephalites Djanelidzé, 1933 † accepted as Macrocephalites Zittel, 1884 †

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Macrocephalitidae †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100581 on 2025-04-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-10-16 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (2)
Notes (2)

basis of record Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) [details]

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Ammonoidea (Subclass) > Ammonitida (Order) > Macrocephalitidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Extinct order, all marine [details]