Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae
Full reference: J. W. Durham. 1946. Upper Aptian Nautiloids from Colombia. Journal of Paleontology 20(5):428-434
Belongs to Heminautilus according to C. Baudouin et al. 2016
See also Durham 1946
Sister taxa: Heminautilus boselliorum, Heminautilus japonicus, Heminautilus lallierianus, Heminautilus rangei, Heminautilus sanctaecrucis, Heminautilus saxbii, Heminautilus stantoni, Heminautilus tyosiensis
Type specimen: UCMP 35731, a shell. Its type locality is Locality A, between El Valle and Payandé, which is in an Aptian marine shale in Colombia.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 153.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Colombia (4 collections), Venezuela (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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