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Megaglossoceras barskovi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Ephippioceratidae

Taxonomy
Megaglossoceras barskovi was named by Leonova and Shchedukhin (2020). Its type specimen is PIN 5668/42, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Shakh-Tau Shikhan (Asselian carbonates), which is in an Asselian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Holodnolog Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Megaglossoceras barskovi Leonova and Shchedukhin p. 1123 figs. Pl 8, fig 5; text-fig 5

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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
speciesbarskovi

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 barskovi Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height121.9
shell diameter143.0
shell inflation18.06

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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Megaglossoceras barskovi (type locality: 204136)