Ophionautilus burtonensis Foord and Crick 1890 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Cenoceras burtonensis, Nautilus burtonensis

Belongs to Ophionautilus according to L. Rulleau 2008

See also Kummel 1956 and Tinant 1987

Sister taxa: Ophionautilus catonis, Ophionautilus schwalmi, Ophionautilus zitteli

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 180.0

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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