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Deltoidonautilus biyogorensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Deltoidonautilus biyogorensis was named by Haas and Miller (1952) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Eastern Africa.]. Its type specimen is Sedgk. Mus. C 12001, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Deltoidonautilus biyogorensis Haas and Miller p. 338 figs. pl. 28, figs. 1-3

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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
genusDeltoidonautilusSpath 1927
speciesbiyogorensis

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.

Deltoidonautilus biyogorensis Haas and Miller 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height1140.0
shell diameter1180.0
shell inflation130.0

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 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Somalia Deltoidonautilus biyogorensis (81757 81758 81759 81761 81774)