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Encoiloceras superbum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus superbus was named by von Mojsisovics (1873). It is the type species of Encoiloceras.

It was recombined as Pleuronautilus superbus by von Mojsisovics (1902); it was recombined as Encoiloceras superbum by Hyatt (1900) and Schastlivtseva (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Nautilus superbus von Mojsisovics p. 18 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-3
1900Encoiloceras superbum Hyatt p. 525
1902Pleuronautilus superbus von Mojsisovics p. 246
1988Encoiloceras superbum Schastlivtseva p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusEncoilocerasHyatt in Zittel 1900
speciessuperbum()

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.

Encoiloceras superbum von Mojsisovics 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height139.0
shell diameter198.0
shell inflation138.0

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Nautilus superbus (159521 159532)