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Megaglossoceras okense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Ephippioceratidae

Taxonomy
Megaglossoceras okense was named by Shimanskiy (1967). Its type specimen is PIN 1192/460, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shchurovo, River Oka, which is in a Podolskian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Megaglossoceras okense Shimanskiy p. 212 figs. Pl 30, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyEphippioceratidae
genusMegaglossoceras
speciesokense

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.

Megaglossoceras okense Shimanskiy 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height152.0
shell diameter186.0
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: Podolskian or 311.45000 to 309.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Podolskian311.45 - 309.0Russian Federation Megaglossoceras okense (type locality: 49968)