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Hercoglossa tuomeyi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa tuomeyi was named by Clark and Martin (1901) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Popes Creek (Johns Hopkins collection), which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Hercoglossa tuomeyi Clark and Martin p. 122 figs. Pl 17, fig 1; pl 18, fig 1; pl 19, figs 1-3
1933Hercoglossa tuomeyi Miller and Thompson p. 314
1940Hercoglossa tuomeyi Stenzel p. 746
1942Hercoglossa tuomeyi Stenzel
1947Hercoglossa tuomeyi Miller p. 59

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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
genusHercoglossaConrad 1866
speciestuomeyi

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.

Hercoglossa tuomeyi Clark and Martin 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Thanetian to the top of the Ypresian or 59.20000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Hercoglossa tuomeyi (84045)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland) Hercoglossa tuomeyi (type locality: 81880)