Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Full reference: E. S. M. Moneer, Y. S. Bazeen, and W. Kassab. 2021. Taxonomy and paleobiogeography of the Maastrichtian cephalopods from the Abu Monqar-west Dakhla stretch, Western Desert, Egypt. Historical Biology 33:3530-3541
Belongs to Angulithes according to E. S. M. Moneer et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Angulithes aegyptiacus, Angulithes calvimontensis, Angulithes cassinianus, Angulithes disculus, Angulithes eliotti, Angulithes fleuriausianus, Angulithes galea, Angulithes mermeti, Angulithes rugatus, Angulithes vascogoticus, Angulithes westphalicus
Type specimen: CUGM AM1, a shell. Its type locality is Abu Monqar, horizon 1, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the Dakhla Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 87.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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