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Angulithes cassinianus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus (Hercoglossa) cassinianus was named by Foord and Crick (1890). Its type specimen is BMNH 71003, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Finchley, Middlesex, which is in a Ypresian offshore claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Angulithes cassinianus by Kummel (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Nautilus (Hercoglossa) cassinianus Foord and Crick p. 408 fig. 9
1956Angulithes cassinianus Kummel p. 456

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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)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusAngulithesMontfort 1808
speciescassinianus()

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.

Angulithes cassinianus Foord and Crick 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (Kent) Nautilus cassinianus (165975)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Nautilus cassinianus (171509)