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Hercoglossa maracaiboensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa maracaiboensis was named by Miller and Collinson (1951) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; Venezuela.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Hercoglossa maracaiboensis Miller and Collinson pp. 377-378 figs. pl. 58, figs. 1-2

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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
speciesmaracaiboensis

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 maracaiboensis Miller and Collinson 1951
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Venezuela Hercoglossa maracaiboensis (82031)