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Domatoceras hunicum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

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).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyGrypoceratidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyDomatoceratinae()
genusDomatocerasHyatt 1891
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.

Domatoceras 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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran Domatoceras hunicum (119043)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Nautilus hunicus (230327)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Nautilus hunicus (132465)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia Domatoceras hunicum (110778)