Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae
Alternative combination: Krafftoceras walkeri
Synonyms: Cyclolobus (Krafftoceras) haydeni Diener 1903, Cyclolobus (Krafftoceras) kraffti Diener 1903, Cyclolobus astrei Besairie 1936, Cyclolobus kraffti Diener 1903, Krafftoceras astrei Besairie 1936, Krafftoceras kraffti Diener 1903
Full reference: C. Diener. 1903. Permian fossils of the Central Himalayas. Palaeontologia Indica, Series 15 1(5):1-204
Belongs to Cyclolobus according to T. B. Leonova 2010
See also Bogoslovskaya 1990, Diener 1903, Furnish and Glenister 1970, Furnish et al. 1973, Leonova 2002, Reed 1944, Sheng 1989, Vaillant-Couturier Treat 1933 and Zhao 1980
Sister taxa: Cyclolobus insignis, Cyclolobus kiselevae, Cyclolobus kullingi, Cyclolobus oldhami, Cyclolobus persulcatus, Cyclolobus ruzhencevi, Cyclolobus teicherti, Cyclolobus zhongbaensis
Type specimens:
- Cyclolobus walkeri: Its type locality is Chitichun No1 Block (Walker collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in China.
- Cyclolobus (Krafftoceras) haydeni:
- Cyclolobus (Krafftoceras) kraffti:
- Krafftoceras astrei:
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 82.4
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), India (8), Japan (1), Madagascar (2), Pakistan (2), United States (1: California)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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