Allonautilus Ward and Saunders 1997 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Full reference: P. D. Ward and W. B. Saunders. 1997. Allonautilus: A new genus of living nautiloid cephalopod and its bearing on phylogeny of the Nautilida. Journal of Paleontology 71(6):1054-1064

Parent taxon: Nautilidae according to P. D. Ward and W. B. Saunders 1997

Sister taxa: Anglonautilus, Angulithes, Belmonticeras, Carinonautilus, Cymatoceras, Deltocymatoceras, Epicymatoceras, Euciphoceras, Eucymatoceras, Eutrephoceras, Kummelonautilus, Ligeiceras, Nautilinae, Nautilopsis, Nautilus, Nautilus fricator, Paracymatoceras, Pseudocenoceras, Stenzeloceras, Strionautilus

Subtaxa: Allonautilus scrobiculatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Seas off Ndrova Island (Quaternary of Papua New Guinea)

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