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Nikitinoceras (Nikitinoceras) mokschensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Craspeditidae

Taxonomy
Olcostephanus mokschensis was named by Bogoslowsky (1902) [DISTRIBUTION: Valanginian; Greenland, Russian Platform, Siberia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Nikitinoceras (Nikitinoceras) mokschensis by Alsen (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Olcostephanus mokschensis Bogoslowsky figs. pl. 3, figs. 2-3
2006Nikitinoceras (Nikitinoceras) mokschensis Alsen p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyCraspeditidaeSpath 1934
subfamilyTolliinaeSpath 1952
genusNikitinocerasSokolov 1913
subgenusNikitinocerasSolokov 1913
speciesmokschensis(Bogoslowsky 1902)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2017.611.025.017.03.76
shell diameter2047.629.064.047.59.57
shell inflation2014.79.3019.115.22.56

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Greenland Nikitinoceras mokschensis (83742)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Greenland Nikitinoceras mokschensis (83715)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Greenland Nikitinoceras mokschensis (83741)