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Dolorthoceras nakazawai

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dolorthoceras nakazawai was named by Niko and Nishida (2000). Its type specimen is UMUT PM 27826 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ichinotani Valley, Fukuji Area, Gifu Prefecture, which is in a Roadian marine wackestone in the Mizuyagadani Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Dolorthoceras nakazawai Niko and Nishida p. 53 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusDolorthocerasMiller 1931
speciesnakazawai

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.

Dolorthoceras nakazawai Niko and Nishida 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Japan Dolorthoceras nakazawai (type locality: 116013)