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Nautilus (Cymatoceras) formosus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus formosus was named by Blanford (1861).

It was recombined as Nautilus (Cymatoceras) formosus by Spengler (1910).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Nautilus formosus Blanford p. 28 figs. Pl 14, figs 3,4; pl 15
1910Nautilus (Cymatoceras) formosus Spengler p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusNautilusHyatt 1884
subgenusCymatoceras
speciesformosus(Blanford 1861)

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003
Collections
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