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Foordiceras flemingianum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus flemingianus was named by de Koninck (1863). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Musakheyl, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Fleming), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Foordiceras flemingianum by Hyatt (1893) and Kummel (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Nautilus flemingianus de Koninck p. 7 figs. Pl 8, fig 2
1879Nautilus flemingianus Waagen p. 48 figs. Pl 3, fig 2
1893Foordiceras flemingianum Hyatt p. 393
1953Foordiceras flemingianum Kummel

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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
speciesflemingianum()

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 flemingianum de Koninck 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height164.0
shell diameter1173.0
shell inflation170.0

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Armenia Foordiceras flemingianum (110773)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Nautilus flemingianus (type locality: 123832)