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Cymatoceras pseudoelegans

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus pseudoelegans was named by d'Orbigny (1841). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cymatoceras pseudoelegans by Shimansky (1975), Cichowolski et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Nautilus pseudoelegans d'Orbigny
1910Nautilus pseudoelegans Krenkel p. 218 figs. Pl 22, fig 13; pl 23, fig 6
1975Cymatoceras pseudoelegans Shimansky p. 96 figs. Pl 16, fig 3
2004Cymatoceras pseudoelegans Cichowolski et al. p. 121

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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)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusCymatocerasHyatt 1884
speciespseudoelegans(d'Orbigny 1841)

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.

†Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height288.580.098.089.012.7
shell diameter2146.3139.0154.0146.510.6
shell inflation20.0010.0010.0010.001-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 137.05000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland Nautilus pseudoelegans (2225)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Ukraine Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (165685)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Nautilus pseudoelegans (2222)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Morocco (Western High Atlas) Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (2062 2063)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (12774)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Nautilus pseudoelegans (2199 2203 2206 2209)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Nautilus pseudoelegans (2198 2200 2201 2259)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Russian Federation Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (165683)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (165609 165684)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Tanzania Nautilus pseudoelegans (166266)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (235315)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Turkmenistan Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (47042)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland Nautilus pseudoelegans (2188 2190)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (1754 1775 1822 1838)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2France Nautilus pseudoelegans (2186)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Nautilus pseudoelegans (49496)