Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Full reference: K. Halder. 2012. Cenozoic fossil nautiloids (Cephalopoda) from Kutch, western India. Palaeoworld 22(2):116-130
Belongs to Deltoidonautilus according to K. Halder 2012
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 somaliensis, Deltoidonautilus sowerbyi, Deltoidonautilus spathi, Deltoidonautilus togoensis
Type specimen: PG/TND 13, a shell. Its type locality is Lakhmirani, Kutch, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal marl in the Naredi Formation of India.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 197.3
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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