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Knightoceras subcariniferum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Temnocheilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus subcariniferus was named by Tzwetaev (1888). Its type specimen is TsGM 20/351, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Devyatovo, Desna River, Podmoskovye, which is in a Podolskian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Knightoceras subcariniferum by Shimanskiy (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Nautilus subcariniferus Tzwetaev p. 14 figs. Pl 2, figs 11,12
1967Knightoceras subcariniferum Shimanskiy p. 112 fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTemnocheilinaFlower 1963
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTemnocheilidaeMojsisovics 1902
genusKnightocerasMiller and Owen 1934
speciessubcariniferum(Tzwetaev 1888)

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.

†Knightoceras subcariniferum Tzwetaev 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Podolskian or 311.46000 to 308.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Podolskian311.46 - 308.9Russian Federation Nautilus subcariniferus (type locality: 166283)