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Cenoceras astacoides

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus astacoides was named by Young and Bird (1832).

It was recombined as Cenoceras astacoides by Kummel (1956), Rulleau (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Nautilus astacoides Young and Bird p. 270 figs. Pl 12, fig 2
1914Nautilus astacoides Pia p. 66 figs. Pl 9, fig 12
1956Cenoceras astacoides Kummel p. 373
2008Cenoceras astacoides Rulleau p. 36 figs. Pl 10, figs 1,2; pl 12, figs 1,3; text-figs 7/7-8

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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)
familyCenoceratidaeTinant and Kabamba 1983
genusCenocerasHyatt 1884
speciesastacoides(Young and Bird 1832)

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.

†Cenoceras astacoides Young and Bird 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height576.162.099.075.013.5
shell diameter5125.6101.0160.0130.022.6
shell inflation514.211.017.015.02.41

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: Middle Toarcian or 182.90000 to 180.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France Cenoceras astacoides (167412 167413 167414 167415)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Rhone) Cenoceras astacoides (133652)