Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae
Alternative combinations: Godthaabites ruzhencevi, Krafftoceras ruzhencevi, Timorites ruzhencevi
Full reference: Y. D. Zakharov. 1983. New Permian cyclolobids (Goniatitida) from the south of the USSR. Paleontological Journal 17(2):130-135
Belongs to Cyclolobus according to T. B. Leonova 2010
See also Bogoslovskaya 1990, Leonova 2002, Spinosa and Glenister 2000 and Zakharov 1983
Sister taxa: Cyclolobus insignis, Cyclolobus kiselevae, Cyclolobus kullingi, Cyclolobus oldhami, Cyclolobus persulcatus, Cyclolobus teicherti, Cyclolobus walkeri, Cyclolobus zhongbaensis
Type specimen: PIN 1425/194. Its type locality is Vedi River 2, Araxoceras zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Julfa Formation of Armenia.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 56.5
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (1 collection), Azerbaijan (1), Iran (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.