Metalegoceratidae

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Metalegoceratidae
Eothinites aktastensis - National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo - DSC07723.JPG
Eothinites aktastensis in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Superfamily: Neoicoceratoidea
Family: Metalegoceratidae
Ruzhencev, 1956
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