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Dentoceras latum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Dentoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dentoceras latum was named by Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy (1954). Its type specimen is PIN 442/259 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aktasty River, eastern limestone ridge, Aktastinian, Aktyubinsk Region, which is in an Artinskian marine limestone in Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Dentoceras latum Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy p. 143 figs. Pl 14, fig 2
2020Dentoceras latum Shchedukhin and Leonova p. 1147 figs. Pl 16, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderSolenochilinaFlower 1950
superfamilyScyphoceratoideaRuzhentsev and Shimansky 1954
familyDentoceratidae
genusDentoceras
specieslatum

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.

†Dentoceras latum Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation Dentoceras latum (116797)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Kazakhstan Dentoceras latum (type locality: 116788)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Dentoceras latum (217205)