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Gzheloceras sholakense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Gzheloceratidae

Taxonomy
Gzheloceras sholakense was named by Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy (1954). Its type specimen is PIN 626/106 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sholak-Say River, Aktobe Region, which is in a Sakmarian marine sandstone in Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Gzheloceras sholakense Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy p. 76 figs. Pl 7, fig 3

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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
speciessholakense

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.

Gzheloceras sholakense Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height111.3
shell diameter128.0
shell inflation111.3

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: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Kazakhstan Gzheloceras sholakense (type locality: 116782)