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Nuetzelia himalayica

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arctoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nuetzelia himalayica was named by Brühwiler et al. (2012). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 28291 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Losar, sample 1004, Escarguelites spitiensis beds, which is in a Smithian offshore shale/limestone in the Mikin Formation of India. It is the type species of Nuetzelia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Nuetzelia himalayica Brühwiler et al. p. 148 figs. 26Z-AJ

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyArctoceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusNuetzelia
specieshimalayica

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.

Nuetzelia himalayica Brühwiler et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height39.847.8011.410.71.91
shell diameter318.415.120.819.83.04

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) Nuetzelia himalayica (229750 229751)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Nuetzelia himalayica (139635 type locality: 139680)