Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae
Alternative combination: Aturia (Brazaturia) brazoensis
Full reference: H. B. Stenzel. 1935. Nautiloids of the genus Aturia from the Eocene of Texas and Alabama. Journal of Paleontology 9:551-562
Belongs to Aturia according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1965
See also Miller and Downs 1950 and Stenzel 1935
Sister taxa: Aturia (Aturia), Aturia (Brazaturia), Aturia (Nilaturia), Aturia (Sphenaturia), Aturia alabamensis, Aturia alaskensis, Aturia angustata, Aturia aturi, Aturia berryi, 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, Aturia ziczac
Type specimen: BEG 20908, a shell
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 122.0
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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