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Pleuronautilus mosis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Pleuronautilidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronautilus mosis was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Pleuronautilus mosis von Mojsisovics p. 274 figs. Pl 85, fig 3
2001Pleuronautilus mosis Vörös p. 7 figs. Pl 2, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyPleuronautiloideaHyatt 1900
familyPleuronautilidaeHyatt 1900
genusPleuronautilus
speciesmosis

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.

†Pleuronautilus mosis von Mojsisovics 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 244.24000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Belluno) Pleuronautilus mosis (211760)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Pleuronautilus mosis (206619)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria (Innsbruck) Pleuronautilus mosis (202274)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria (Tyrol) Pleuronautilus mosis (211799)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria Pleuronautilus mosis (136182)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Pleuronautilus mosis (203454)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Pleuronautilus mosis (91981 92007 92008)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Pleuronautilus mosis (type locality: 136996)