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Pleuronautilus crassescens

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronautilus crassescens was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Pleuronautilus crassescens Arthaber p. 37 figs. Pl 3, fig 1
1907Pleuronautilus crassescens Diener

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusPleuronautilus
speciescrassescens

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 crassescens Arthaber 1896
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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: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Innsbruck) Pleuronautilus crassescens (202274)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India Pleuronautilus crassescens (206208)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Pleuronautilus crassescens (type locality: 186975)