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Cymatoceras elegans
Taxonomy
Nautilus elegans was named by Sowerby (1816). Its type specimen is BMNH 5761 and is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Cymatoceras elegans by Shimansky (1975), Schneider et al. (2013).
It was recombined as Cymatoceras elegans by Shimansky (1975), Schneider et al. (2013).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1816 | Nautilus elegans Sowerby |
| 1975 | Cymatoceras elegans Shimansky p. 89 |
| 2013 | Cymatoceras elegans Schneider et al. |
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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 elegans Sowerby 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Nautilus elegans (198091) | |
| Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Nautilus elegans (154013) | |
| Cenomanian | Switzerland | Nautilus elegans (2163) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Nautilus elegans (49496) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Germany (Bayern) | Cymatoceras elegans (114012) |