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Foordiceras goliathum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus goliathus was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Serai at Katwahi, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Foordiceras.

It was recombined as Foordiceras goliathum by Hyatt (1893) and Miller and Unklesbay (1942); it was recombined as Foordiceras goliathus by Reed (1944).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. grypoceratoides, F. wynnei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Nautilus goliathus Waagen p. 50 figs. Pl 4
1893Foordiceras goliathum Hyatt p. 393
1942Foordiceras goliathum Miller and Unklesbay p. 721
1944Foordiceras goliathus Reed p. 358

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusFoordiceras
speciesgoliathum()

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.

†Foordiceras goliathum Waagen 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height176.0
shell diameter1169.0
shell inflation153.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Foordiceras goliathus (125883)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Foordiceras goliathus (125889) Nautilus goliathus (type locality: 119652 119653)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Foordiceras goliathus (126899) Nautilus goliathus (83145)