Miklukhoceras pressulum Leonova 1984 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae

Full reference: T. B. Leonova. 1984. The genera Bamyaniceras and Miklukhoceras (Ammonoidea) in the Pamir region. Paleontological Journal 18:36-46

Belongs to Miklukhoceras according to T. B. Leonova 2002

See also Leonova 1984 and Leonova 1989

Sister taxa: Miklukhoceras artumbilicatum, Miklukhoceras guizhouense, Miklukhoceras kunlunense, Miklukhoceras pamiricum, Miklukhoceras praevium

Type specimen: PIN 3591/162. Its type locality is Igrimiyuz Creek, Sample 15/a, Pamir Mountains, which is in a Kungurian marine horizon in the Kyzyldzhilga Formation of Tajikistan.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 29.7

Distribution:

• Permian of Tajikistan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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