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Tylonautilus mergus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Tylonautilus mergus was named by Shimanskiy (1967). Its type specimen is PIN 1513/27, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Tylonautilus mergus Shimanskiy p. 86 figs. Pl 8, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusTylonautilusPringle and Jackson 1928
speciesmergus

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.

Tylonautilus mergus Shimanskiy 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height117.0
shell diameter139.0
shell inflation111.0

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: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Kazakhstan Tylonautilus mergus (8421)