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Aturia cubaensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae

Taxonomy

Nautilus cubaensis was named by Lea (1841) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 16123, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White Limestone of Matanzas, which is in a Langhian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Güines Formation of Cuba.

It was recombined as Aturia cubaensis by Miller (1947), Miller and Downs (1950), Miller and Furnish (1956), Jung (1966), Bossio (1972), Beu (1973), Woodring (1982), Ehiro et al. (2001), Tomida et al. (2002), Nielsen et al. (2009), Laurito and Mora (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

A. ziezae, A. laticlava

Synonyms

Aturia curvilineata was named by Miller and Thompson (1937) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Venezuela.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is N.V.P. Blue No. 3892 - Cantaure Formation, which is in a Burdigalian transition zone/lower shoreface claystone in the Cantaure Formation of Venezuela.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Jung (1966), Beu (1973), Nielsen et al. (2009).
Aturia minoensis was named by Kobayashi (1954).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Jung (1966), Beu (1973) and Tomida (1992).
Nautilus caroliameghinoi was named by Ihering (1902).

It was recombined as Aturia caroliameghinoi by Miller (1947), Casadío et al. (1999); it was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Nielsen et al. (2009).
Aturia (Sphenaturia) felschi was named by Ihering (1921).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aturia caroliameghinoi by Casadío et al. (1999); it was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Nielsen et al. (2009).
Aturia grangei was named by Fleming (1945).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Beu (1973).
Aturia ziczac australis was named by McCoy (1876).

It was recombined as Aturia australis by Chapman (1915), Chapman (1921), Teichert (1944), Glaessner (1955); it was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Jung (1966), Beu (1973).
Nautilus maldonadi was named by Philippi (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Nielsen et al. (2009).
Aturia (Sphenaturia) brueggeni was named by Ihering (1922). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Boquerón, Bahía Inútil, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian marine sandstone in Chile.

It was recombined as Aturia bruggeni by Ihering (1921); it was recombined as Aturia brueggeni by Miller (1947), Miller and Furnish (1955); it was synonymized subjectively with Aturia cubaensis by Nielsen et al. (2009).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1841	Nautilus cubaensis Lea p. 259 figs. Pl 10, fig 15
1876	Aturia ziczac australis McCoy p. 21 figs. Pl 24, figs 1-5
1897	Nautilus maldonadi Philippi p. 365 figs. Pl 1,2
1902	Nautilus caroliameghinoi Ihering p. 134 figs. Pl 19, figs 1,2
1915	Aturia australis Chapman p. 351 figs. Pl 3, fig 2
1921	Aturia australis Chapman p. 12
1921	Aturia (Sphenaturia) felschi Ihering
1921	Aturia bruggeni Ihering p. 76
1922	Aturia (Sphenaturia) brueggeni Ihering p. 472 fig. 2,5
1937	Aturia curvilineata Miller and Thompson p. 69 figs. pl. 9, figs 1-4
1944	Aturia australis Teichert p. 73 figs. Pl 14, figs 1-4; text-fig 3
1945	Aturia grangei Fleming p. 411 figs. Pl 60, figs 1-3; text-figs 1b,c,d
1947	Aturia brueggeni Miller p. 90 figs. Pl 74, fig 5; text-fig 24
1947	Aturia caroliameghinoi Miller p. 91 figs. pl.74, figs. 8,0
1947	Aturia cubaensis Miller p. 92 figs. pl. 83, figs. 4-6
1950	Aturia cubaensis Miller and Downs p. 11 figs. Pl 9, figs 3,4
1950	Aturia curvilineata Miller and Downs p. 12 figs. Pl 10, figs 4-7
1954	Aturia minoensis Kobayashi p. 36 figs. Pl 5, figs a-d; text-fig 1
1955	Aturia australis Glaessner p. 358 figs. Pl 25, figs 1a,b, 2
1955	Aturia minoensis Kobayashi and Masatani p. 1 figs. Pl 1, figs a-d
1955	Aturia brueggeni Miller and Furnish p. 467 figs. Pl 51, figs 4-9
1956	Aturia cubaensis Miller and Furnish p. 1154
1960	Aturia minoensis Kobayashi p. 122 figs. Pl 12, fig 1
1966	Aturia cubaensis Jung p. 489 figs. Pl 1, figs 2-7; pl 2, figs 2-6
1968	Aturia grangei Beu p. 162 fig. 1,2
1972	Aturia cubaensis Bossio p. 90 figs. Pl, figs 1,2,4,6
1973	Aturia cubaensis Beu p. 298 figs. Pl 32, figs 1-7
1982	Aturia curvilineata Woodring p. 725
1982	Aturia cubaensis Woodring p. 726
1987	Aturia minoensis Tsuru p. 96 fig. 3
1999	Aturia caroliameghinoi Casadío et al. p. 197 figs. 3F, 6C, 6D
2001	Aturia cubaensis Ehiro et al. p. 56 fig. 2
2002	Aturia cubaensis Tomida et al. p. 152 figs. 2.1-2.3, 3
2009	Aturia cubaensis Nielsen et al. p. 76 fig. 3,4
2018	Aturia cubaensis Laurito and Mora p. 172 fig. 2,3

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Nautilia	(Wade 1988)
order	Nautilida	Agassiz 1847
superfamily	Nautiloidea	(de Blainville 1825)
family	Aturiidae	Chapman 1857
genus	Aturia	Bronn 1838
species	cubaensis	()

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.

†Aturia cubaensis Lea 1841

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Invalid names: Aturia (Sphenaturia) brueggeni Ihering 1922 [synonym], Aturia (Sphenaturia) felschi Ihering 1921 [synonym], Aturia australis McCoy 1876 [synonym], Aturia curvilineata Miller and Thompson 1937 [synonym], Aturia grangei Fleming 1945 [synonym], Aturia minoensis Kobayashi 1954 [synonym], Aturia ziczac australis McCoy 1876 [synonym], Nautilus caroliameghinoi Ihering 1902 [synonym], Nautilus maldonadi Philippi 1897 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	9	25.1	9.07	55.0	33.0	14.9
shell diameter	9	42.1	14.9	92.0	54.0	25.1
shell inflation	9	0.075	0.001	4.50	1.50	1.60

Composition:

aragoniteo

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

nektobenthico

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2005-01-28 02:35:00

Modified:

2009-09-27 12:10:42

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Kapitean or 48.07000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (64 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian	48.07 - 37.71	Chile	Aturia cubaensis (179971)
Lutetian - Bartonian	48.07 - 37.71	Chile (Tierra del Fuego)	Aturia brueggeni (166237)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Australia (South Australia)	Aturia australis (50070 50363)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Australia (Victoria)	Aturia australis (176279)
Chattian - Aquitanian	27.3 - 20.45	Australia (South Australia)	Nautilus ziczac (179942)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	Australia (Tasmania)	Aturia australis (28307)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Cuba	Aturia cubaensis (81524)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Pakistan	Aturia cubaensis (165932)
Otaian - Altonian	21.7 - 15.9	New Zealand	Aturia cubaensis (77489)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Chile	Aturia cubaensis (179972 179973 179974 179975 179976) Aturia sp. (78521 78525)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Japan	Aturia minoensis (179849 179850 179852)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Venezuela (Falcon)	Aturia curvilineata (60144)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Venezuela	Aturia cubaensis (165933)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Costa Rica	Aturia cubaensis (203167) Aturia peruviana (203166)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Italy	Aturia cubaensis (197291 197398 197399 197400)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Chile (Bio-Bio)	Aturia cubaensis (46979)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	USA (Florida)	Aturia curvilineata (180411) Aturia sp. (180412)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	France	Aturia cubaensis (165930)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Grenada	Aturia cubaensis (58646)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Venezuela (Falcón)	Aturia curvilineata (96434)
Burdigalian - Langhian	20.45 - 13.82	Japan (Fukui )	Aturia cubaensis (176560)
Burdigalian - Tortonian	20.45 - 7.246	Italy	Aturia cubaensis (197406)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Cuba	Aturia cubaensis (180409) Nautilus cubaensis (type locality: 166232)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Malta	Aturia cubaensis (197409)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Australia (Victoria)	Aturia australis (176004 179842 179944 180101 180102) Aturia cubaensis (165934 180104 180122)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Japan	Aturia cubaensis (167460 179868 179869) Aturia minoensis (44959 179851 179867)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Chile	Aturia sp. (78528)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Colombia	Aturia cubaensis (165931)
Langhian - Tortonian	15.98 - 7.246	Italy	Aturia cubaensis (197402)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	Australia (Victoria)	Aturia australis (179943 179946)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	USA (Florida)	Aturia curvilineata (111204 136943)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	Cyprus	Aturia cubaensis (165929)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	Japan	Aturia minoensis (179846)
Kapitean	7.2 - 5.333	New Zealand (Southland)	Aturia grangei (179820)
Kapitean	7.2 - 5.333	New Zealand	Aturia cubaensis (180103)