Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Full reference: N. J. Morris. 1995. Maastrichtian nautiloids from the United Arab Emirates-Oman border region. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Geology Series 51:251-255
Belongs to Deltoidonautilus according to N. J. Morris 1995
Sister taxa: Deltoidonautilus arcuatus, Deltoidonautilus biyogorensis, Deltoidonautilus caheni, Deltoidonautilus cassinianus, Deltoidonautilus chudeaui, Deltoidonautilus deluci, Deltoidonautilus elliotti, Deltoidonautilus hassani, Deltoidonautilus haughti, Deltoidonautilus lemoinei, Deltoidonautilus molli, Deltoidonautilus okinoshimensis, Deltoidonautilus rogeri, Deltoidonautilus senegalensis, Deltoidonautilus singularis, Deltoidonautilus somaliensis, Deltoidonautilus sowerbyi, Deltoidonautilus spathi, Deltoidonautilus togoensis, Deltoidonautilus vredenburgi
Type specimen: BMNH C.59590, a shell. Its type locality is Jebel Bu Milh, section 2, bed 6, which is in a Maastrichtian open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Simsima Formation of Oman.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 64.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Oman (1 collection), the United Arab Emirates (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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