Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Metacoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Metacoceras dorsoarmatum, Nautilus dorsoarmatus, Pleuronautilus dorsoarmatus
Full reference: H. Abich. 1878. Geologische Forschungen in den Kaukasischen Ländern. I Theil. Eine Bergkalkfauna aus der Araxesenge bei Djoulfa in Armenien 1-126
Belongs to Serometacoceras according to D. Korn and A. Ghaderi 2025
See also Abich 1878, Arthaber 1900, Shimansky 1965 and Teichert and Kummel 1973
Sister taxa: Serometacoceras arasense, Serometacoceras cingulum, Serometacoceras costale, Serometacoceras dorashamense, Serometacoceras dzhagadzurense, Serometacoceras incertum, Serometacoceras inflatum, Serometacoceras parvituberculatum, Serometacoceras pentagonum, Serometacoceras tuberculare, Serometacoceras verae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Araxes Gorge, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in Azerbaijan
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 72.2
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (1 collection), Azerbaijan (3), Iran (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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