Nicomedites caucasius Shevyrev 1968 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Alternative combination: Hollandites caucasius

Belongs to Nicomedites according to A. A. Shevyrev 1995

Sister taxa: Nicomedites arthaberi, Nicomedites barbarossae, Nicomedites lenticularis, Nicomedites moderatus, Nicomedites osmani, Nicomedites tkhachensis, Nicomedites yohi, Ceratites (Osmanites) abubekri

Type specimen: PIN 1477/434. Its type locality is Tkhach River, middle branch near bridge, Phyllocladiscites-Nicomedites beds, which is in a Bithynian marine carbonate in the Acheshbok Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 89.0

Distribution:

• Triassic of the Russian Federation (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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