Domatoceras myloide Korn & Hairapetian, 2025, sp. nov.
Domatoceras myloide sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 78A31C35-C06A-4B4C-9A86-137219AC51C5 Fig. 4; Table 1 Diagnosis Species of Domatoceras with thinly discoidal, subevolute conch (ww/dm ~0.35; uw/dm ~0.35), weakly compressed whorl profile (ww/wh ~ 0.90) and very high coiling rate (WER ~2.45) at a conch diameter of 70 mm. Whorl profile with weakly flattened venter, rounded ventrolateral shoulder, flattened and nearly parallel flanks, subangular umbilical margin and steep and flat umbilical wall. Whorl overlap very small. Without sculpture. Suture line with a small and very shallow external lobe and a much larger and deeper, broadly rounded lateral lobe. Etymology From the Greek ‘μυλοειδής’=‘millstone-shaped’; because of the conch shape. Type material Holotype IRAN – Esfahan Province • Baghuk Mountain; Hambast Formation, Araxoceras beds (early Wuchiapingian); 2011; Korn et al. leg.; illustrated in Fig. 4; MB.C.32101. Paratypes IRAN – Esfahan Province • 3 specimens; same data as for holotype; 2010; Korn et al. leg.; MB.C.32102 to MB.C.32104. Description Holotype MB.C.32101 is a fully chambered internal mould specimen with a conch diameter of 72 mm, which allows the study of one whorl (Fig. 4B). The conch is thinly discoidal and subevolute (ww/ dm =0.35; uw/dm=0.34) with an extremely high coiling rate (WER =2.47); the whorl profile is weakly compressed (ww/wh =0.90) with a weakly flattened venter, a rounded ventrolateral shoulder, flattened and almost parallel flanks, a subangular umbilical margin and a flattened and steep umbilical wall. The whorl overlap is very small (IZR =0.06) (Fig. 4A). The internal mould appears to be completely lacking sculpture. The suture line is typical for the genus with a shallow external lobe and a much larger and deeper lateral lobe (Fig. 4C). The last half volution of the phragmocone has about 16 chambers (CLI=11). Remarks Domatoceras myloide sp. nov. differs from D. canonium sp. nov. and D. ocomphalum sp. nov. in the nearly parallel flanks, which are convergent in the other two species. Furthermore, D. myloide has a broadly rounded venter and a rounded ventrolateral shoulder, while the other two species have an applanate or even slightly concave venter and an angular ventrolateral shoulder. Domatoceras myloide sp. nov. differs from D. elegantulum and D. multituberculatum from Julfa in the nearly parallel flanks, which are convergent in the other two species. Domatoceras parallelum has parallel flanks, but according to the description and illustration by Abich (1878: 17, pl. 2 fig. 2), it has a much wider umbilicus (uw/dm ~ 0.45) than D. myloide (uw/dm ~0.35).
Institutions
- Museum für Naturkunde (DE)
- Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17227668
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
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