Aulaconautilus sexcarinatus Pictet 1867 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Pseudonautilidae

Alternative combination: Nautilus sexcarinatus

Belongs to Aulaconautilus according to B. Kummel 1956

Sister taxa: Aulaconautilus bicarinatus, Aulaconautilus druzczici, Aulaconautilus picteti

Type specimen: Its type locality is Berrias (Ardeche), beds with Terebratula diphyoides, which is in a Berriasian marine horizon in France

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Berrias (Ardeche), beds with Terebratula diphyoides

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