Metalegoceras sundaicum

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

Metalegoceras sundaicum
Temporal range: Permian, 295–265 Ma
Metalegoceras sundaicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Goniatitida
Suborder:
Goniatitina
Superfamily:
Neoicoceratoidea
Family:
† Metalegoceratidae
Genus:
†Metalegoceras
Species:
†M. sundaicum
Binomial name
†Metalegoceras sundaicum
Haniel 1915
Synonyms

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


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