Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Foordiceras goliathus, Nautilus goliathus
Full reference: W. H. Waagen. 1879. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part I. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(1):1-72
Belongs to Foordiceras according to A. K. Miller and A. G. Unklesbay 1942
See also Hyatt 1893, Reed 1944 and Waagen 1879
Sister taxa: Foordiceras akiyamai, Foordiceras dolomiticum, Foordiceras flemingianum, Foordiceras grypoceroides, Foordiceras mammiferum, Foordiceras ornatissimum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Serai at Katwahi, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 169.0
Distribution:
• Permian of Pakistan (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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