''Nelomites'' is genus of
ammonoid
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cephalopods belonging to the
Cheiloceratidae family
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. Species belonging to this genus lived in late
Devonian
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(
Famennian
The Famennian is the latter of two faunal stages in the Late Devonian Epoch. The most recent estimate for its duration estimates that it lasted from around 371.1 million years ago to 359.3 million years ago. An earlier 2012 estimate, still used b ...
). This genus was originally described under the name ''Melonites''
Bogoslovskii, 1971; however, the same generic name has also been used for genus of
echinoid named ''
Melonites''
Norwood & Owen, 1846.
Bockwinkel, Korn & Herd (2019) coined a replacement generic name ''Nelomites''.
Species and distribution
* ''Melonites globosus''
Bogoslovskii, 1971: ca 370.0 - 366.8 mya of Kazakhstan (South Urals). This is actually only member of this genus.
Sometimes, more species were added into this genus:
* ''Melonites insulcatus'' ?= ''
Prolobites? insulcatus''
* ''Melonites multisulcatus'' ?= ''
Prolobites multisulcatus''
References
Goniatitida genera
Cheiloceratidae
Late Devonian ammonites
Famennian life
Famennian genus first appearances
Famennian genus extinctions
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