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Asymptoceras tschernovi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aipoceratidae

Taxonomy
Asymptoceras tschernovi was named by Shimanskiy (1990). Its type specimen is PIN 1397/115 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kozhim River, Nortnicheskiy horizon, which is in a Chadian/Arundian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Asymptoceras tschernovi Shimanskiy p. 66 figs. Pl 1, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyAipoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyAipoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusAsymptocerasRyckholt 1852
speciestschernovi

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.

†Asymptoceras tschernovi Shimanskiy 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height170.0
shell diameter1106.0
shell inflation110.0

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 Chadian to the top of the Arundian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0Russian Federation Asymptoceras tschernovi (type locality: 166467)