Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Vidrioceratidae
Full reference: G. V. Kotlyar, Y. D. Zakharov, and I. V. Polubotko. 2004. Late Changhsingian fauna of the northwestern Caucasus Mountains, Russia. Journal of Paleontology 78(3):513-527
Belongs to Neoglassoceras according to G. V. Kotlyar et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: DVGI 8/820. Its type locality is Bezymyannaya Ravine, top of Upper Urushten Formation, Malaya Laba, Caucasus, which is in a Changhsingian marine shale in the Urushten Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 31.5
Distribution: found only at Bezymyannaya Ravine, top of Upper Urushten Formation, Malaya Laba, Caucasus
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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