Aturoidea pilsbryi Miller and Thompson 1935 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Full reference: A. K. Miller and M. L. Thompson. 1935. The nautiloid genus Aturoidea in America. Journal of Paleontology 9(7):563-571

Belongs to Aturoidea according to A. K. Miller and M. L. Thompson 1935

Sister taxa: Aturoidea brunlechneri, Aturoidea brunnschweileri, Aturoidea distans, Aturoidea mathewsonii, Aturoidea olssoni, Aturoidea parkinsoni, Aturoidea paucifex, Aturoidea vieirai

Type specimen: ANSP 13137, a shell. Its type locality is Medford (Wister collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore limestone in the Manasquan Formation of New Jersey.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Medford (Wister collection)

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