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Cymatoceras pseudoelegans

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus pseudoelegans was named by d'Orbigny (1841). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cymatoceras pseudoelegans by Shimansky (1975), Cichowolski et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. carllottense, C. clementinum, C. neckerianus, C. perstriaum, C. robustus, C. subalbense, C. texanum
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2008-08-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Nautilus pseudoelegans d'Orbigny
1910Nautilus pseudoelegans Krenkel p. 218 figs. Pl 22, fig 13; pl 23, fig 6
1975Cymatoceras pseudoelegans Shimansky p. 96 figs. Pl 16, fig 3
2004Cymatoceras pseudoelegans Cichowolski et al. p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusCymatocerasHyatt 1884
speciespseudoelegans(d'Orbigny 1841)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841
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Diagnosis
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