Kufengoceras umbilicatum Zhao 1955

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae

Alternative combinations: Kufengoceras latumbilicatum, Shengoceras umbilicatum, Waagenoceras umbilicatum

Synonym: Parakufengoceras primitivum Leonova 2002

Full reference: J. K. Zhao. 1955. Some Permian ammonoids from Kwangsi and their significance. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 3:135-158

Belongs to Kufengoceras according to M. Ehiro 2008

See also Bogoslovskaya 1990, Leonova 2002, Xu 1977, Zhao 1955 and Zhou et al. 2000

Sister taxon: Kufengoceras subglobosum

Type specimens:

  • Kufengoceras umbilicatum: NIGP 7464. Its type locality is Sifangtang, Liujiang County, which is in a Capitanian marine shale in the Kufeng Formation of China.
  • Parakufengoceras primitivum: PIN 4888/1. Its type locality is Laibin, Bed 6k, uppermost Laibin Limestone, which is in a Wuchiapingian offshore limestone in the Laibin Formation of China.

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 60.6

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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