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 Anglonautilus according to E. S. M. Moneer et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Anglonautilus begudensis, Anglonautilus catarinae, Anglonautilus dorsoplicatus, Anglonautilus farringdonensis, Anglonautilus japonicus, Anglonautilus mamiyai, Anglonautilus praeundulatus, Anglonautilus subalbensis, Anglonautilus undulatus
Type specimen: CUGM AM2, a shell
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 38.4
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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