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Nicomedites lenticularis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Kocaelia lenticularis was named by Shevyrev (1995). Its type specimen is PIN 1477/566 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mertvaya Balka, Phyllocladiscites-Nicomedites beds, which is in a Bithynian marine carbonate in the Acheshbok Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Nicomedites lenticularis by Balini and Marchesi (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Kocaelia lenticularis Shevyrev p. 86 figs. Pl 11, fig 1
2018Nicomedites lenticularis Balini and Marchesi p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusNicomeditesToula 1896
specieslenticularis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nicomedites lenticularis Shevyrev 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height126.0
shell diameter149.6
shell inflation16.40

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Bithynian or 244.99000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Russian Federation Kocaelia lenticularis (99512 type locality: 99517 99527)