Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Alternative combination: Nautilus somaliensis
Belongs to Deltoidonautilus according to O. Haas and A. K. Miller 1952
Sister taxa: Deltoidonautilus arcuatus, Deltoidonautilus biyogorensis, Deltoidonautilus caheni, Deltoidonautilus cassinianus, Deltoidonautilus chudeaui, Deltoidonautilus deluci, Deltoidonautilus elliotti, Deltoidonautilus hassani, Deltoidonautilus haughti, Deltoidonautilus lemoinei, Deltoidonautilus molli, Deltoidonautilus okinoshimensis, Deltoidonautilus rogeri, Deltoidonautilus salisfilius, Deltoidonautilus senegalensis, Deltoidonautilus singularis, Deltoidonautilus sowerbyi, Deltoidonautilus spathi, Deltoidonautilus togoensis, Deltoidonautilus vredenburgi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at "Nautilus beds", Biyo Gora section (Eocene of Somalia)
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