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Cenoceras mazzarensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus mazzarensis was named by Tagliarini (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fontana Difali, Monte Erice (Gemmellaro collection), which is in a Toarcian/Aalenian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Cenoceras mazzarensis by Kummel (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Nautilus mazzarensis Tagliarini p. 200 figs. Pl 5, figs 6,7
1956Cenoceras mazzarensis Kummel p. 375

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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
speciesmazzarensis()

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 mazzarensis Tagliarini 1901
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Aalenian or 180.10000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.1 - 170.3Italy Nautilus mazzarensis (type locality: 171174)