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Pleuronautilidae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Pleuronautilidae

Taxonomy

Pleuronautilidae was named by Hyatt (1900). Its type is Pleuronautilus.

It was assigned to Nautilida by Zhou (1979); and to Pleuronautiloidea by Korn (2025).

Subtaxa

Anoploceras, Arctonautilus, Encoiloceras, Enoploceras, Grumantoceras, Holconautilus, Linonautilus, Lutonautilus, Phaedrysmocheilus, Phloioceras, Pleuronautilus (syn. Tungkuanoceras) (type genus), Sibyllonautilus (syn. Tumidonautilus), Trachynautilus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1900	Pleuronautilidae Hyatt
1979	Pleuronautilidae Zhou p. 388
2025	Pleuronautilidae Korn p. 57

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Nautilia	(Wade 1988)
order	Nautilida	Agassiz 1847
suborder	Tainoceratina	Shimansky 1964
superfamily	Pleuronautiloidea	Hyatt 1900
family	Pleuronautilidae	Hyatt 1900
family	Pleuronautilidae	Hyatt 1900

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.

Fm. †Pleuronautilidae Hyatt 1900

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G. †Anoploceras Hyatt 1900

†Anoploceras rollieri Arthaber 1896

†Anoploceras taimyrense Schtastlivtceva 1986

G. †Arctonautilus Sobolev 1989

†Arctonautilus dolganensis Sobolev 1989

†Arctonautilus egorovi Sobolev 1989

†Arctonautilus ljubovae Schastlivtceva 1981

†Arctonautilus migayi Sobolev 1989

†Arctonautilus orbiculatus Sobolev 1989

†Arctonautilus spatiosus Sobolev 1989

†Arctonautilus toscanensis Sobolev 1989

†Arctonautilus zvetkovi Sobolev 1989

G. †Encoiloceras Hyatt in Zittel 1900

†Encoiloceras balatonicum Vörös 2001

†Encoiloceras lajosi Vörös 2001

†Encoiloceras superbum von Mojsisovics 1873

G. †Enoploceras Hyatt in Zittel 1900

†Enoploceras fischeri von Mojsisovics 1873

†Enoploceras planilateratum Hauer 1860

†Enoploceras rieberi Pieroni 2022

†Enoploceras wulfeni von Mojsisovics 1873

G. †Grumantoceras Sobolev 1989

†Grumantoceras korchinskajae Sobolev 1989

G. †Holconautilus Mojsisovics 1902

†Holconautilus ramsaueri Hauer 1855

G. †Linonautilus Zhou 1979

†Linonautilus communis Zhou 1979

†Linonautilus nanus Zhou 1979

G. †Lutonautilus Korn and Hairapetian 2025

†Lutonautilus cratus Korn and Hairapetian 2025

†Lutonautilus cymus Korn and Hairapetian 2025

†Lutonautilus elachus Korn and Hairapetian 2025

G. †Phaedrysmocheilus Shimansky and Erlanger 1955

†Phaedrysmocheilus evolutus Sobolev 1989

†Phaedrysmocheilus idahoensis Kummel 1953

Invalid names: Enoploceras newelli Kummel 1953 [synonym], Germanonautilus montpelierensis Kummel 1953 [synonym], Mojsvaroceras frenchi Kummel 1953 [synonym]

†Phaedrysmocheilus involutus Sobolev 1989

†Phaedrysmocheilus nestori Shimansky 1957

Invalid names: Phaedrysmocheilus suavis Schastlivtseva 1986 [synonym]

†Phaedrysmocheilus ornatus Sobolev 1989

†Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus Keyserling 1847

Invalid names: Pleuronautilus olenekensis Zakharov 1978 [synonym]

†Phaedrysmocheilus velivolus Sobolev 1985

G. †Phloioceras Hyatt 1884

†Phloioceras gemmatum von Mojsisovics 1873

G. †Pleuronautilus von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus alaskensis Kummel 1953

†Pleuronautilus ambiguus Arthaber 1896

†Pleuronautilus ampezzanus Loretz 1875

†Pleuronautilus changxingensis Zhao et al. 1978

†Pleuronautilus chisatoi Ehiro 2022

†Pleuronautilus cooperi Miller 1945

†Pleuronautilus cornaliae Stoppani 1860

†Pleuronautilus crassescens Arthaber 1896

†Pleuronautilus distinctus von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus esinensis von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus furcatus Arthaber 1896

†Pleuronautilus gaudryi von Mojsisovics 1902

†Pleuronautilus gregarius Miller 1945

†Pleuronautilus latissimus Waagen 1879

†Pleuronautilus lepsiusi von Mojsisovics 1902

†Pleuronautilus linchengense Yi 1933

†Pleuronautilus loczyi Fliegel 1901

†Pleuronautilus magnicostatus Miller 1945

†Pleuronautilus magnus Zheng 1984

†Pleuronautilus marmolatae von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus megaporus Miller 1945

†Pleuronautilus mosis von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus multicostatus Etheridge Jr. 1907

†Pleuronautilus mutatus Miller 1945

†Pleuronautilus narcissae Toula 1896

†Pleuronautilus oenanus von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus ornatus Hauer 1896

†Pleuronautilus pichleri Hauer 1865

Invalid names: Nautilus semicostatus Beyrich 1865 [synonym]

†Pleuronautilus praecursor Girty 1909

†Pleuronautilus ptychoides Arthaber 1896

†Pleuronautilus qinghaianus Wang and Chen 1979

†Pleuronautilus russkiensis Zakharov 1978

†Pleuronautilus scabiosus Arthaber 1896

†Pleuronautilus seminodosus Arthaber 1896

†Pleuronautilus shumardianus Girty 1909

†Pleuronautilus stautei Fritsch 1902

†Pleuronautilus subgemmatus von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus sumatrensis Fliegel 1901

†Pleuronautilus tibeticus von Mojsisovics 1896

†Pleuronautilus trinodosus von Mojsisovics 1882

†Pleuronautilus tschichatscheffi Toula 1898

†Pleuronautilus venustus Reed 1944

†Pleuronautilus yahagiensis Ehiro 1995

†Pleuronautilus zhongyingensis Zheng 1984

Invalid names: Tungkuanoceras Hayasaka 1947 [synonym]

G. †Sibyllonautilus Diener 1915

†Sibyllonautilus abditus Sobolev 1998

†Sibyllonautilus artus Sobolev 1989

†Sibyllonautilus bamaensis Sone 2004

†Sibyllonautilus darkensis Sobolev 1998

†Sibyllonautilus fergusoni Kummel 1953

†Sibyllonautilus liardensis Whiteaves 1889

†Sibyllonautilus orientalis Sobolev 1989

†Sibyllonautilus pertumidus Arthaber 1896

†Sibyllonautilus rugosus Parnes 1986

Invalid names: Tumidonautilus [synonym]

G. †Trachynautilus Mojsisovics 1902

†Pleuronautilus (Trachynautilus) telleri von Mojsisovics 1902

†Trachynautilus nodulosus Arthaber 1896

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 Gzhelian to the top of the Rhaetian or 303.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (225 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian	303.7 - 298.9	Kyrgyzstan	Pleuronautilus sp. (166293)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	Ukraine (Donets'ka)	Pleuronautilus linchengense (166301)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Japan	Pleuronautilus sp., Pleuronautilus yahagiensis (107622)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Japan	Pleuronautilus sp. (107623)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Tajikistan	Pleuronautilus changxingensis (95472)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	USA (Texas)	Foordiceras gregarium (43496 43515) Metacoceras cooperi, Metacoceras gregarium, Metacoceras mutatum (43492) Metacoceras megaporum (75884)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Tajikistan	Pleuronautilus changxingensis (95473 95474)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	China (Hunan)	Linonautilus communis (101594) Linonautilus communis, Linonautilus nanus (121720)
Roadian	274.4 - 266.9	Australia (Northern Territory)	Pleuronautilus multicostatus (101259)
Roadian	274.4 - 266.9	USA (Texas)	Foordiceras praecursor (108803 108832) Metacoceras gregarium (43553)
Roadian - Wordian	274.4 - 264.28	Indonesia (Sumatra)	Pleuronautilus loczyi, Nautilus sp. (121984)
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	Pakistan	Holconautilus praecursor (127033)
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	Japan	Pleuronautilus sp. (107591) Stenopoceras sp. (107592)
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	USA (Texas)	Foordiceras shumardianum (108812)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	Azerbaijan	Phaedrysmocheilus sp. (116755)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	China (Guangxi)	Pleuronautilus sp. (95516)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	Iran	Lutonautilus cratus, Lutonautilus elachus, Lutonautilus cymus (275379) Pleuronautilus sp. (63892 119077)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	Iran (Abadeh)	Pleuronautilus sp. (63894)
Changhsingian	254.14 - 251.902	Russian Federation	Pleuronautilus linchengense (60742)
Changhsingian	254.14 - 251.902	China (Zhejiang)	Pleuronautilus changxingensis (121648)
Changhsingian	254.14 - 251.902	Iran	New Genus C sp. (275373) Pleuronautilus sp. (119049)
Changhsingian	254.14 - 251.902	Pakistan	Nautilus latissimus (90251 119554) Parametacoceras venustum (126899)
Changhsingian	254.14 - 251.902	Azerbaijan	Pleuronautilus sp. (110603)
Changhsingian (interglacial)	254.14 - 251.902	China (Guizhou)	Pleuronautilus sp., Pleuronautilus zhongyingensis (218367)
Changhsingian	254.14 - 251.902	China (Guizhou)	Pleuronautilus magnus (121701) Pleuronautilus meganodus (112017) Pleuronautilus zhongyingensis (112009 112085 112093)
Smithian	249.9 - 248.1	Russian Federation (Primorye)	Phaedrysmocheilus sp. (47277)
Smithian	249.9 - 248.1	USA (Montana)	Pleuronautilus sp. (110957)
Smithian	249.9 - 248.1	Russian Federation	Phaedrysmocheilus sp. (241072)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Kazakhstan	Phaedrysmocheilus sp. (72328 72329 72422)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Russian Federation (Siberia)	Phaedrysmocheilus olenekensis (72347 72348 72350 72352)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Russian Federation	Phaedrysmocheilus ornatus (124534) Phaedrysmocheilus sp. (61961) Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus (124541)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Russian Federation (Yakutia)	Phaedrysmocheilus suavis (45916)
Olenekian - Anisian	249.9 - 241.464	Jordan (Janoobiah)	Pleuronautilus sp. (201987)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Romania	Phaedrysmocheilus prodigialis (216983)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	USA (Idaho)	Enoploceras sp. (90300) Metacoceras frenchi, Germanonautilus montpelierensis, Pleuronautilus idahoensis (110956) Metacoceras frenchi, Pleuronautilus newelli (110958) Phaedrysmocheilus idahoensis (202197) Pleuronautilus sp. (110961)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Russian Federation (Taymyr)	Pleuronautilus taimyrensis (45915)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Russian Federation	Anoploceras taimyrense (99916 107018) Anoploceras taimyrensis (166542) Enoploceras nestori (166639) Nautilus subaratus (166486) Phaedrysmocheilus evolutus (107106 123388 123390 123391 166643 166644 166645 166646) Phaedrysmocheilus involutus (166647 166648) Phaedrysmocheilus nestori (107019) Phaedrysmocheilus ornatus (107108 123500 166640 166641) Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus (107211 123385 123387 123506 123939) Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus, Phaedrysmocheilus involutus (166613 166614) Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus, Phaedrysmocheilus nestori (107195) Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus, Phaedrysmocheilus olenekensis, Phaedrysmocheilus velivolus (107049) Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus, Phaedrysmocheilus velivolus (166615) Pleuronautilus olenekensis (123495) Pleuronautilus russkiensis (127714) Pleuronautilus subaratus (212505)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Russian Federation (Primorye)	Phaedrysmocheilus russkiensis (47253 47295 47315 47316) Phaedrysmocheilus sp. (47278 47294 47297 47310 47313 47314) Phaedrysmocheilus ussuriense (47293)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	India	Pleuronautilus sp. (210995)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	USA (Utah)	Pleuronautilus sp. (63005 63385)
Aegean	246.7 - 244.99	Russian Federation	Arctonautilus dolganensis (166649 166650 166651 166652) Arctonautilus ljubovae (97132 135850 166653) Arctonautilus spatiosus (166655)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Austria (Tyrol)	Pleuronautilus mosis, Pleuronautilus semicostatus (211799)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Malaysia	Sibyllonautilus bamaensis (117959)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Arctonautilus toscanensis (166528)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	China (Qinghai)	Pleuronautilus qinghaianus (102896)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Austria	Pleuronautilus mosis, Pleuronautilus pichleri (136182) Pleuronautilus pichleri (212602)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	Pleuronautilus sp. (206384)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	India	Pleuronautilus crassescens (206208)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Hungary	Pleuronautilus mosis (203454)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Nepal (Byans)	Pleuronautilus rollieri, Pleuronautilus ornatus (206207)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Russian Federation	Arctonautilus egorovi (124551 124552 124576 124640) Arctonautilus sp., Sibyllonautilus orientalis (124649) Sibyllonautilus artus (124659 124660) Sibyllonautilus darkensis (124655) Sibyllonautilus sp. (124653)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Italy (Belluno)	Pleuronautilus mosis (211760)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Pleuronautilus mosis (206619) Pleuronautilus patens (206722) Pleuronautilus sp. (206724 206729) Pleuronautilus striatus (206726 206731)
Anisian	246.7 - 241.464	Austria (Innsbruck)	Pleuronautilus sp., Pleuronautilus mosis, Pleuronautilus crassescens (202274)
Middle Triassic	246.7 - 237.0	Austria (Innsbruck)	Pleuronautilus intermedius (202277)
Middle Triassic	246.7 - 237.0	Italy (Trento)	Pleuronautilus pichleri, Pleuronautilus marmolatae (202272)
Bithynian	244.99 - 244.24	Russian Federation	Arctonautilus migayi, Arctonautilus zvetkovi (107192)
Pelsonian	244.24 - 243.33	Hungary	Anoploceras rollieri (91946) Encoiloceras balatonicum (92006) Encoiloceras lajosi (40622 91932 91940 91942) Pleuronautilus mosis (91981 92007 92008) Trachynautilus nodulosus (91928 91933)
Pelsonian	244.24 - 243.33	Israel (Negev)	Sibyllonautilus pertumidus (214648)
Pelsonian - Illyrian	244.24 - 241.464	Austria	Pleuronautilus distinctus (136180) Pleuronautilus rollieri, Pleuronautilus nodulosus, Nautilus pertumidus, Pleuronautilus scabiosus, Pleuronautilus pichleri, Pleuronautilus seminodosus, Pleuronautilus furcatus, Pleuronautilus ptychoides, Pleuronautilus subgemmatus, Pleuronautilus crassescens, Pleuronautilus ambiguus (186975)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian	244.24 - 227.3	Türkiye (Anatolia)	Pleuronautilus sp., Pleuronautilus tschichatscheffi, Pleuronautilus ornatus, Pleuronautilus narcissae (204511)
Illyrian	243.33 - 241.464	Russian Federation	Arctonautilus egorovi (107118 135737 151189 166656 166657) Arctonautilus orbiculatus (166658) Sibyllonautilus orientalis (107196)
Illyrian	243.33 - 241.464	Switzerland (Ticino)	Enoploceras rieberi (44619)
Illyrian	243.33 - 241.464	Austria	Pleuronautilus mosis, Pleuronautilus subgemmatus, Pleuronautilus trinodosus, Pleuronautilus distinctus (136996)
Illyrian	243.33 - 241.464	Slovakia	Pleuronautilus sp. (236541)
Fassanian	241.464 - 239.48	Russian Federation	Sibyllonautilus artus (166579) Sibyllonautilus darkensis (133205 133206 133207 133208 133209 133210)
Ladinian	241.464 - 237.0	Russian Federation	Sibyllonautilus artus (124558 124561 166574 166575 166576 166578) Sibyllonautilus darkensis (124556)
Ladinian	241.464 - 237.0	Afghanistan	Pleuronautilus sp. (44173)
Ladinian	241.464 - 237.0	Italy (Lecco)	Pleuronautilus cornaliae, Pleuronautilus esinensis (211844) Pleuronautilus esinensis (211850)
Ladinian - Carnian	241.464 - 227.3	Austria	Pleuronautilus sp. (213196)
Longobardian	239.48 - 237.0	Russian Federation	Sibyllonautilus abditus (133211) Sibyllonautilus artus (166573 166577)
Julian	237.0 - 233.6	Russian Federation	Sibyllonautilus artus (166580)
Julian	237.0 - 233.6	Israel (Negev)	Sibyllonautilus sp., Sibyllonautilus rugosus (214655)
Julian	237.0 - 233.6	Austria	Nautilus planilateratus, Nautilus fischeri, Nautilus superbus, Pleuronautilus wulfeni, Pleuronautilus telleri (159521) Nautilus ramsaueri (159524) Nautilus wulfeni (159528 159547) Pleuronautilus planilateratus, Nautilus fischeri, Nautilus wulfeni, Nautilus gemmatus, Nautilus superbus, Pleuronautilus gaudryi (159532) Pleuronautilus wulfeni (159553)
Julian	237.0 - 233.6	Slovenia	Pleuronautilus gaudryi (85174)
Julian	237.0 - 233.6	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Grumantoceras korchinskajae (166529)
Carnian	237.0 - 227.3	India	Pleuronautilus sp. (210922) Pleuronautilus tibeticus (203524)
Carnian	237.0 - 227.3	Austria	Pleuronautilus oenanus (206002)
Carnian	237.0 - 227.3	Italy (Belluno)	Pleuronautilus ampezzanus (212601)
Carnian	237.0 - 227.3	USA (Nevada)	Phloioceras mulieri (32725)
Tuvalian	233.6 - 227.3	USA (Nevada)	Pleuronautilus alaskensis (201916)
Tuvalian	233.6 - 227.3	Canada (British Columbia)	Sibyllonautilus liardensis (67003)
Tuvalian	233.6 - 227.3	USA (Alaska)	Nautilus sp. (33416) Pleuronautilus alaskensis (166667)
Lacian	227.3 - 215.38	Indonesia (Maluku)	Phloioceras sp. (204318)
Lacian	227.3 - 215.38	USA (Nevada)	Pleuronautilus sp. (100412)
Norian	227.3 - 205.7	USA (Nevada)	Pleuronautilus sp. (100391)
Alaunian	215.38 - 211.18	Russian Federation	Tumidonautilus sp. (166547 166581)
Alaunian	215.38 - 211.18	Austria	Pleuronautilus lepsiusi (159886 160169)
Sevatian	211.18 - 205.7	USA (Nevada)	Pleuronautilus sp. (37242 37246 37247)
Rhaetian	205.7 - 201.4	USA (Nevada)	Sibyllonautilus fergusoni (166669)