Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Alternative combination: Eutrephoceras balcombensis
Full reference: F. Chapman. 1915. New or little-known Victorian fossils in the National Museum. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 27:350-361
Belongs to Nautilus according to J. L. Goedert et al. 2022
See also Chapman 1915 and Kummel 1956
Sister taxa: Nautilus (Discites), Nautilus (Discus), Nautilus altifrons, Nautilus alumnus, Nautilus angustatus, Nautilus averilli, Nautilus bajocensis, Nautilus bambanagensis, Nautilus butonensis, Nautilus calciferus, Nautilus campbelli, Nautilus cancellatus, Nautilus carolinus, Nautilus cookana, Nautilus decurrens, Nautilus dolerus, Nautilus gabbi, Nautilus geelongensis, Nautilus inequalis, Nautilus izumoensis, Nautilus javanus, Nautilus longobardicus, Nautilus macromphalus, Nautilus modestus, Nautilus occidentalis, Nautilus palladii, Nautilus polyplocus, Nautilus pompilius, Nautilus praepompilius, Nautilus propinquus, Nautilus repertus, Nautilus reticulatus, Nautilus scrobiculatus, Nautilus sphaericus, Nautilus stenomphalus, Nautilus subcarolinus, Nautilus taiwanus, Nautilus texanus, Nautilus tintoretti, Nautilus triangularis, Nautilus tubercularis, Nautilus undulatus, Nautilus wanneri, Nautilus winslowi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Balcombe Bay (Cudmore collection), which is in a Langhian offshore claystone in the Fyansford Formation of Australia
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 128.1
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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