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Flemingites nanus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae

Taxonomy
Flemingites nanus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amb, Stachella beds, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian coastal sandstone in the Ceratites Sandstone Formation of Pakistan.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Flemingites nanus Waagen p. 191 figs. Pl 7, figs 8a-b
1895Flemingites rotula Waagen p. 195 figs. Pl 11, figs 3a-b
1895Flemingites radiatus Waagen p. 197 figs. Pl 11, fig 1
1934Flemingites radiatus Spath
1934Flemingites rotula Spath
2008Flemingites radiatus Brayard and Bucher p. 45 figs. Pl 19, figs 4-6
2012Flemingites nanus Brühwiler and Bucher p. 68 figs. 53A-U

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyFlemingitidaeHyatt 1900
genusFlemingitesWaagen 1892
speciesnanus

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.

Flemingites nanus Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Flemingites radiatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Flemingites rotula Waagen 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height719.814.032.018.06.97
shell diameter751.136.083.047.017.5
shell inflation718.814.029.017.05.80

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan Flemingites nanus (139141 139146 139149 type locality: 143629) Flemingites radiatus, Flemingites rotula (143630)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Flemingites radiatus (97135 97136 97148 97149 97153 97154)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Primorye) Flemingites radiatus (47234 47270)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Pakistan Flemingites radiatus (215027)