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Angulithes aegyptiacus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus (Hercoglossa) aegyptiacus was named by Foord (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mokattam escarpment, which is in a Lutetian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Mokattam Formation of Egypt.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Nautilus (Hercoglossa) aegyptiacus Foord p. 334
1956Angulithes aegyptiacus 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
speciesaegyptiacus()

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 aegyptiacus Foord 1891
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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: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Egypt Nautilus aegyptiacus (type locality: 180210)