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Gzheloceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Gzheloceratidae

Taxonomy
Gzheloceras was named by Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u P Leon Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Gzheloceras uralense. It is the type genus of Gzheloceratidae.

It was assigned to Tainoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gzheloceratidae by Shimanskiy (1967) and Laptikhovsky et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Gzheloceras Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy p. 75
1964Gzheloceras Teichert et al. p. 414
1967Gzheloceras Shimanskiy p. 73
2002Gzheloceras Sepkoski
2013Gzheloceras Laptikhovsky et al. pp. Appendix 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyGzheloceratidae
genusGzheloceras

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.

G. †Gzheloceras Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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Gzheloceras antiquum Shimanskiy 1967
Gzheloceras biangulare Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Gzheloceras donetzense Kruglov 1939
Gzheloceras ellipsoidale Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Gzheloceras faticanum Shimanskiy 1967
Gzheloceras maklai Shimanskiy 1967
Gzheloceras memorandum Shimanskiy 1967
Gzheloceras nikitini Tzwetaev 1888
Gzheloceras orthocostatum Kruglov 1939
Gzheloceras sholakense Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Gzheloceras striatum Shimanskiy 1967
Gzheloceras tacitum Shimansky 1957
Gzheloceras uralense Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height711.78.0020.011.74.11
shell diameter730.821.056.030.011.5
shell inflation712.29.0023.011.54.78

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 Arundian to the top of the Wordian or 346.70000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Kazakhstan G. antiquum, G. striatum (166285)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2Kazakhstan G. memorandum (166286 166287 166288)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Ukraine G. sp. (228666 228668 228674) Huanghoceras donetzensis (166289) Huanghoceras orthocostatum (166290)
Kinderscoutian321.8 - 321.3Russian Federation G. faticanum (67750 166279)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Ukraine G. sp. (166829)
Kashirian313.8 - 311.45Russian Federation Huanghoceras tacitum (166291)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation Nautilus nikitini (166292)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Kyrgyzstan G. maklai (166293)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Kazakhstan G. sholakense (116782)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) G. sp. (217205)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation (Orenburg) G. biangulare (116793)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Kazakhstan G. uralense, G. ellipsoidale, G. biangulare (102148)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation G. ellipsoidale (116795)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Hainan) G. sp. (107786)