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Nejdia arabica

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nejdia arabica was named by Gelin (2022). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khashm Adh Dhibi, which is in a Tenuicostatum shallow subtidal limestone in the Marrat Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Nejdia arabica Gelin p. 2059 figs. Pl 6, fig A12; pl 7, fig A13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyBouleiceratinaeArkell 1950
genusNejdia
speciesarabica

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.

†Nejdia arabica Gelin 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height248.445.052.048.54.95
shell diameter2109.9105.0115.0110.07.07
shell inflation226.026.026.026.0-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Tenuicostatum or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Saudi Arabia Nejdia arabica (type locality: 227925)