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Cymatoceras tskaltsithelense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus tskaltsithelensis was named by Rouchadze (1931). Its type specimen is GIN AN Gruz SSR 4/45, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kutaisi, Caucasus, which is in an Aptian marine horizon in Georgia.

It was recombined as Cymatoceras tskaltsithelense by Shimansky (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Nautilus tskaltsithelensis Rouchadze p. 135 figs. Pl 111
1975Cymatoceras tskaltsithelense Shimansky p. 103 figs. Pl 20, fig 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)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusCymatocerasHyatt 1884
speciestskaltsithelense(Rouchadze 1931)

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.

Cymatoceras tskaltsithelense Rouchadze 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Georgia Nautilus tskaltsithelensis (165767)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation Cymatoceras tskaltsithelense (165651)