Kummelonautilus splendens Blanford 1861 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Alternative combinations: Eutrephoceras splendens, Kummeloceras splendens, Nautilus splendens

Belongs to Kummelonautilus according to T. Matsumoto 1984

See also Matsumoto 1983, Shimansky 1975 and Wiedmann 1960

Sister taxa: Kummelonautilus angustus, Kummelonautilus bryani, Kummelonautilus kamuy, Kummelonautilus yamashitai, Kummelonautilus yezoensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 150.0

Distribution: found only at Cadagua (Cretaceous of Spain)

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