Perunautilus quadratus Crick and Sobolev 1994 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Full reference: R. E. Crick and E. S. Sobolev. 1994. Perunautilus quadratus n. gen. et sp. (Cephalopoda, Nautilida) from the Triassic (Norian) of Central Peru. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 233:161-167

Belongs to Perunautilus according to R. E. Crick and E. S. Sobolev 1994

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UMIP 12311. Its type locality is 84-SH-7, Shalypayco, which is in a Norian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Chambara Formation of Peru.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at 84-SH-7, Shalypayco

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