Cenoceras (Metacenoceras) lutatii Gemmellaro 1886 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Cenoceras lutatii, Nautilus lutatii

Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1886. Sui Dogger inferiore di Monte San Giuliano (Erice). Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche di Palermo 17:197-213

Belongs to Cenoceras (Metacenoceras) according to H. Tinant 1987

See also Gemmellaro 1886, Kummel 1956 and Tagliarini 1901

Sister taxa: Cenoceras (Metacenoceras) dhrumaense, Cenoceras (Metacenoceras) exiguum, Cenoceras (Metacenoceras) saoudense

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fontana Difali, Monte Erice (Gemmellaro collection), which is in a Toarcian/Aalenian carbonate limestone in Italy

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fontana Difali, Monte Erice (Gemmellaro collection)

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