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Shikhanonautilus compressus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Shikhanonautilus compressus was named by Shchedukhin (2023). Its type specimen is PIN 5668/221, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Shakh-Tau Shikhan, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Shikhanonautilus compressus Shchedukhin p. 502 figs. Pl 3, fig 1; text-figs 1b,d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyLiroceratidae
genusShikhanonautilus
speciescompressus

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.

Shikhanonautilus compressus Shchedukhin 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height359.653.865.160.45.68
shell diameter397.488.1104.0101.08.45
shell inflation33.993.004.704.500.929

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: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Shikhanonautilus compressus (type locality: 217202)