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Cymatoceras karakaschi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Cymatoceras karakaschi was named by Shimansky (1975). Its type specimen is PIN 1619/72, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Doshchan-Koksyrtau, Mangyshlak, which is in an Aptian marine horizon in Kazakhstan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Cymatoceras karakaschi Shimansky p. 104 figs. Pl 20, fig 4; pl 21, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusCymatocerasHyatt 1884
specieskarakaschi

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.

Cymatoceras karakaschi Shimansky 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height145.0
shell diameter181.0
shell inflation17.00

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation Cymatoceras karakaschi (165651)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Kazakhstan Cymatoceras karakaschi (165777 165778 165779)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Turkmenistan Cymatoceras karakaschi (165780)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Kazakhstan Cymatoceras karakaschi (type locality: 165768)