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Eucymatoceras plicatum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus plicatus was named by Fitton (1835).

It was recombined as Eucymatoceras plicatus by Kummel (1956); it was recombined as Eucymatoceras plicatum by Shimansky (1975), Rodda et al. (1993), Delanoy et al. (2012), Barroso-Barcenilla et al. (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Nautilus plicatus Fitton p. 129
1840Nautilus requienianus d'Orbigny p. 72 figs. Pl 10
1956Eucymatoceras plicatus Kummel p. 432 figs. Pl 21; text-fig 27
1975Eucymatoceras plicatum Shimansky p. 116 figs. Pl 25, fig 1; text-fig 6
1993Eucymatoceras plicatum Rodda et al. p. 267 figs. 1-8
2012Eucymatoceras plicatum Delanoy et al. p. 160 figs. Pl 7, fig 1; pl 8, fig 1; pl 9, fig 1; pl 10, fig 1
2022Eucymatoceras plicatum Barroso-Barcenilla et al. p. 8 fig. 5

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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
genusEucymatocerasSpath 1927
speciesplicatum(Fitton 1835)

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.

Eucymatoceras plicatum Fitton 1835
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Invalid names: Nautilus requienianus d'Orbigny 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height381.269.089.087.111.0
shell diameter3143.4123.0165.0145.321.0
shell inflation30.0250.00116.00.0019.24

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 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 132.60000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain Eucymatoceras plicatum (223672 223674 223675)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine Eucymatoceras plicatum (165938 165939)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Turkmenistan Eucymatoceras plicatum (165948 165949 165950)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Russian Federation Eucymatoceras plicatum (165688 165940 165941 165946 165947)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Gard) Eucymatoceras plicatum (167342)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Eucymatoceras plicatum (235315)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Eucymatoceras plicatum (1754 1775) Eucymatoceras plicatus (86974)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (California) Eucymatoceras plicatum (167366 167367)