Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae
Alternative combinations: Aturia (Aturia) ziczac, Aturoidea ziczac, Nautilus ziczac, Nautilus zigzag
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1812. No. I of the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain 1:9-16
Belongs to Aturia according to K. I. Schnetler and C. Heilmann-Clausen 2011
See also de Gregorio 1880, Deshayes 1835, Deshayes 1865, Edwards 1849, Llompart 1986, Mikuz 2009, Miller and Crespin 1939, Pacaud 2010 and Sowerby 1812
Sister taxa: Aturia (Aturia), Aturia (Brazaturia), Aturia (Nilaturia), Aturia (Sphenaturia), Aturia alabamensis, Aturia alaskensis, Aturia angustata, Aturia aturi, Aturia berryi, Aturia brazoensis, Aturia brueggeni, Aturia caroliameghinoi, Aturia clarkei, Aturia colombiana, Aturia coxi, Aturia cubaensis, Aturia dickersoni, Aturia felschi, Aturia formae, Aturia garretti, Aturia grandior, Aturia gujaratensis, Aturia kerniana, Aturia laticlavia, Aturia lotzi, Aturia luculoensis, Aturia mackayi, Aturia matsushitai, Aturia myrlae, Aturia narica, Aturia panamensis, Aturia peruviana, Aturia praeziczac, Aturia richardsi, Aturia rovasendiana, Aturia somaliensis, Aturia stansburiensis, Aturia triangula, Aturia turneri, Aturia vanuxemi, Aturia yokoyamai
Type specimen: Its type locality is Highgate Archway, which is in a Ypresian offshore claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 22.9
Distribution:
• Eocene of Croatia (1 collection), Denmark (1), France (4), Italy (3), Peru (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (7)
• Paleogene of Libya (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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