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Aturia panamensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae

Taxonomy
Aturia panamensis was named by Miller (1947). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PRI station 3139, Bucaru-Punta Guanico, which is in a Priabonian coastal sandstone in the Tonosí Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. ziezae, A. laticlava

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Aturia panamensis Miller p. 101 figs. pl. 79, fig. 3; pl. 80, figs. 3, 4

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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)
familyAturiidaeChapman 1857
genusAturiaBronn 1838
speciespanamensis

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.

†Aturia panamensis Miller 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height165.0
shell diameter1110.0
shell inflation12.00

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: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Panama Aturia peruviana (type locality: 80999)