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Teichertia similis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Teichertia similis was named by Shimansky (1975). Its type specimen is PIN 1308/1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chigerty River, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Teichertia similis Shimansky p. 143 figs. Pl 33, 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)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusTeichertia
speciessimilis

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.

Teichertia similis Shimansky 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height158.0
shell diameter197.0
shell inflation111.0

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: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Kazakhstan Teichertia similis (165669 166024 type locality: 166028 166031)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Ukraine Teichertia similis (165638 166029)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Turkmenistan Teichertia similis (166030)