Kummelonautilus Matsumoto 1984 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Synonym: Kummeloceras Matsumoto 1983 [replaced name]

Full reference: T. Matsumoto. 1984. Postscript, in Cretaceous nautiloids from Hokkaido - V. Transactions and Proceedings of the Paleontological Society of Japan, N.S. 134:335-346

Parent taxon: Nautilidae according to R. L. Squires 2001

See also Matsumoto 1983 and Matsumoto 1984

Sister taxa: Allonautilus, Anglonautilus, Angulithes, Belmonticeras, Carinonautilus, Cymatoceras, Deltocymatoceras, Epicymatoceras, Euciphoceras, Eucymatoceras, Eutrephoceras, Ligeiceras, Nautilinae, Nautilopsis, Nautilus, Nautilus fricator, Paracymatoceras, Pseudocenoceras, Stenzeloceras, Strionautilus

Subtaxa: Kummelonautilus angustus Kummelonautilus bryani Kummelonautilus kamuy Kummelonautilus splendens Kummelonautilus yamashitai Kummelonautilus yezoensis

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Type: Kummeloceras yamashitai

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)

• Paleocene of United States (2: New Jersey)

• Cretaceous of Japan (9), Spain (1), United States (1: Arizona)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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