Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae
Full reference: H. G. Schenck. 1931. Cephalopods of the genus Aturia from western North America. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 19:435-490
Belongs to Aturia according to A. K. Miller and H. R. Downs 1950
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 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: LSJU 524, a shell. Its type locality is N. P. 207, Vance Creek, which is in a Priabonian marine shale in Washington.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 131.3
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: Washington collections)
• Eocene of United States (5: Oregon, Washington)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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