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Foordiceras flemingianum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus flemingianus was named by de Koninck (1863). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Musakheyl, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Fleming), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Foordiceras flemingianum by Hyatt (1893) and Kummel (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. grypoceratoides, F. wynnei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Nautilus flemingianus de Koninck p. 7 figs. Pl 8, fig 2
1879Nautilus flemingianus Waagen p. 48 figs. Pl 3, fig 2
1893Foordiceras flemingianum Hyatt p. 393
1953Foordiceras flemingianum Kummel

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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)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusFoordiceras
speciesflemingianum()

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.

†Foordiceras flemingianum de Koninck 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available