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Bamyaniceras magnum

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae

Taxonomy
Bamyaniceras magnum was named by Leonova (1992). Its type specimen is PIN 4240/43 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vozgina River, sample 59/3, Darvaz Range, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Chelamchin Formation of Tajikistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Bamyaniceras magnum Leonova p. 131 figs. Pl 30, fig 2
2002Bamyaniceras magnum Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyMedlicottioidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyMedlicottiidae
subfamilyPropinacoceratinaePlummer and Scott 1937
genusBamyanicerasTermier and Termier 1970
speciesmagnum

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.

Bamyaniceras magnum Leonova 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height279.376.382.479.34.31
shell diameter2143.7138.4149.3143.97.71

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Tajikistan Bamyaniceras magnum (130231 type locality: 130253)