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Tainionautilus wynnei

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus wynnei was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khund Ghat, Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Wynne coll), which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Foordiceras lynnei by Hyatt (1893); it was recombined as Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) wynnei by Reed (1944); it was recombined as Tainionautilus wynnei by Kummel (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Nautilus wynnei Waagen p. 55 figs. Pl 3, fig 1
1893Foordiceras lynnei Hyatt p. 393
1944Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) wynnei Reed p. 356
1953Tainionautilus wynnei Kummel p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusTainionautilus
specieswynnei()

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.

Tainionautilus wynnei Waagen 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height144.0
shell diameter1120.0
shell inflation149.0

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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Metacoceras wynnei (126697)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Nautilus wynnei (type locality: 90251)