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Sholakoceras formosum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Rhiphaeoceratidae

Taxonomy
Sholakoceras formosum was named by Leonova and Shchedukhin (2020). Its type specimen is PIN 5668/32, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Shakh-Tau Shikhan, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Sholakoceras formosum Leonova and Shchedukhin p. 1122 figs. Pl 8, fig 1; text-fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyRhiphaeoceratidae
genusSholakoceras
speciesformosum

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.

†Sholakoceras formosum Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.70
shell diameter123.5
shell inflation19.10

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 Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Sholakoceras formosum (type locality: 217202)