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Cimomia karkarensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Cimomia karkarensis was named by Haas and Miller (1952) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Eastern Africa.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is Sedgk. Mus. C 12090, a shell.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Cimomia karkarensis Haas and Miller p. 332 figs. pl. 22, figs. 5, 6

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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)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusCimomiaConrad 1866
specieskarkarensis

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.

Cimomia karkarensis Haas and Miller 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height165.0
shell diameter1106.0
shell inflation114.0

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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Somalia Cimomia karkarensis (81754)