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Teichertia imitator

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Teichertia imitator was named by Shimansky (1959). Its type specimen is PIN 1462/1a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Emdema, Caucasus, which is in a Danian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Teichertia imitator Shimansky p. 174 figs. Pl 2, fig 1
1975Teichertia imitator Shimansky p. 144 figs. Pl 33, fig 4; pl 34, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusTeichertia
speciesimitatorShimansky 1959

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.

Teichertia imitator Shimansky 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2147.9125.0175.0150.035.4
shell diameter2261.2220.0310.0265.063.6
shell inflation224.822.028.025.04.24

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: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Ukraine Teichertia imitator (165638)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Kazakhstan Teichertia imitator (166026 166034)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Russian Federation Teichertia imitator (166019 166032 type locality: 166033)