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Ophionautilus schwalmi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus schwalmi was named by Prinz (1906).

It was recombined as Cenoceras schwalmi by Kummel (1956); it was recombined as Ophionautilus schwalmi by Rulleau (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Nautilus schwalmi Prinz p. 255 figs. Pl 3, fig 1; text-fig 8
1914Nautilus schwalmi Pia p. 81 figs. Pl 10, fig 17
1956Cenoceras schwalmi Kummel p. 376
2008Ophionautilus schwalmi Rulleau p. 60 figs. Pl 31, figs 2,3; pl 32; text-fig 9/10

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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
genusOphionautilus
speciesschwalmi(Prinz 1906)

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.

Ophionautilus schwalmi Prinz 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height373.142.0112.083.035.2
shell diameter3136.180.0210.0150.065.1
shell inflation328.517.044.031.013.5

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 Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Thouarsense or 180.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7France Ophionautilus schwalmi (167411)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7France Ophionautilus schwalmi (167452)
Thouarsense180.4 - 174.7France Ophionautilus schwalmi (167410)