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Nicomedites

Classification

    Phylum:  
Mollusca
    Class:  
Cephalopoda
    Order:  
Ceratitida
    Superfamily:  
Ceratitaceae
    Family:  
Beyrichitidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Nicomedites TOULA, 1896
    Type Species:  
Ceratites (Nicomedites) osmani, SD SPATH, 1934


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Fig. 182,3. *N. osmani, 3 a-c, X0.7 (725*)"


Synonyms

Osmanites, Solimanites, Mohamedites


Geographic Distribution

Asia


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
M.Trias.(L.Anis.)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Anisian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
246.7
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
M.Trias.(L.Anis.)
    Ending International Stage:  
Anisian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
50
    Ending Date:  
244.08


Description

Differs from Beyrichites in more compressed form, irregular subfalcate ribbing and subceratitic suture




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