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Cenoceras obstructum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus obstructus was named by Eudes-Deslongchamps (1878).

It was recombined as Cenoceras obstructus by Kummel (1956); it was recombined as Cenoceras obstructum by Rulleau (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Nautilus obstructus Eudes-Deslongchamps figs. Pl 11, figs 1,2
1898Nautilus obstructus Crick p. 120 fig. 3
1956Cenoceras obstructus Kummel p. 375
2008Cenoceras obstructum Rulleau p. 50 figs. Pl 18, fig 3; text-figs 8/11, 11

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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
speciesobstructum(Eudes-Deslongchamps 1878)

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 obstructum Eudes-Deslongchamps 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height352.050.053.053.01.73
shell diameter384.681.088.085.03.51
shell inflation30.0010.0010.0010.001-

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: base of the Murchisonae to the top of the Parkinsoni or 174.70000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9France Cenoceras obstructum (167446)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Nautilus obstructus (171168)