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Permodomatoceras hunicum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Domatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus (Domatoceras) hunicus was named by Diener (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chitichun No. 1 Block (Walker collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in China.

It was recombined as Domatoceras hunicum by Teichert and Kummel (1973); it was recombined as Permodomatoceras hunicum by Korn and Ghaderi (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Nautilus (Domatoceras) hunicus Diener p. 5 figs. Pl 1, figs 1a-c
1910Nautilus (Domatoceras) hunicus Stoyanow p. 71 figs. Pl 7, fig 5
1973Domatoceras hunicum Teichert and Kummel p. 421 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,8; pl 2, figs 3,4
2025Permodomatoceras hunicum Korn and Ghaderi p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderDomatoceratina
superfamilyGrypoceratoideaHyatt 1900
familyDomatoceratidae
genusPermodomatoceras
specieshunicum()

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.

†Permodomatoceras hunicum Diener 1903
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan Domatoceras hunicum (95630) Nautilus hunicus (132465)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Nautilus hunicus (type locality: 230327)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Armenia Domatoceras hunicum (110778)