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Nicomedites osmani

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Nicomedites osmani was named by Toula (1896). It is the type species of Nicomedites.

It was recombined as Beyrichites osmani by Arthaber (1915).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Nicomedites osmani Toula
1896Koninckites hannibalis Toula p. 179 figs. Pl 22, fig 1
1896Koninckites saladini Toula p. 179 figs. Pl 22, fig 2
1915Beyrichites osmani Arthaber
1934Nicomedites osmani Spath
1979Nicomedites osmani Wang and Chen p. 28 figs. Pl 6, fig 10; text-fig 15a
1988Nicomedites osmani Fantini Sestini p. 60 figs. Pl 12, fig 3
1991Nicomedites osmani Krystyn and Tatzreiter p. 148 figs. Pl 1, fig 5; pl 2, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusNicomeditesToula 1896
speciesosmaniToula 1896

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.

†Nicomedites osmani Toula 1896
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Invalid names: Koninckites hannibalis Toula 1896 [synonym], Koninckites saladini Toula 1896 [synonym], Nicomedites abubekri Toula 1896 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height137.3
shell diameter176.7

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Aegean to the top of the Bithynian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Nicomedites osmani (103146)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Iran Nicomedites osmani (107806 107808)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Turkey Nicomedites osmani (143857 143858 143860 143862 143905 143906 143907 143908 143910 143911 143912 143913 143914 143915 143916 143936 143937)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Beyrichites osmani (204511 204518)