Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Metacoceratidae
Alternative combination: Pleuronautilus dzhagadzurensis
Full reference: Y. D. Zakharov. 1989. Taxonomic names: Cephalopoda. Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Midian regional stage in the USSR 126-133
Belongs to Serometacoceras according to D. Korn and A. Ghaderi 2025
See also Zakharov 1989
Sister taxa: Serometacoceras arasense, Serometacoceras cingulum, Serometacoceras costale, Serometacoceras dorashamense, Serometacoceras dorsoarmatum, Serometacoceras incertum, Serometacoceras inflatum, Serometacoceras parvituberculatum, Serometacoceras pentagonum, Serometacoceras tuberculare, Serometacoceras verae
Type specimen: BPI 31/803. Its type locality is Dzhagadzur, Sample 506-1, Transcaucasia, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Arpa Formation of Armenia.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 41.2
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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