Biology:Metalegoceras sundaicum

Short description: Extinct species of mollusc

Metalegoceras sundaicum Temporal range: Permian, 295–265 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Goniatitida
Family:	†Metalegoceratidae
Genus:	†Metalegoceras
Species:	†M. sundaicum
Binomial name
†Metalegoceras sundaicum Haniel, 1915
Synonyms
Paralegoceras sundaicum

Metalegoceras sundaicum is an extinct species of marine invertebrate animals belonging to the family Schistoceratidae.

Description

Shells of this cephalopod have 13 external and internal lobes and saddles.

Distribution

Shells of this species can be found in the Permian of East Timor and Indonesia.

References

• The Paleobiology Database
• F. A. H . W . De Marez Ovens On Paralegoceras sundaicum Haniel and related forms (1933)
• Carl Colton Branson Bibliographic Index of Permian Invertebrates

External links

• The Fossil Forum

Wikidata ☰ Q16985469 entry