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Epicymatoceras vaelsense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus vaelsensis was named by Binkhorst (1862). It is the type species of Epicymatoceras.

It was recombined as Epicymatoceras vaelsense by Malchyk and Machalski (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Nautilus vaelsensis Binkhorst
2018Epicymatoceras vaelsense Malchyk and Machalski p. 231 fig. 2

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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
genusEpicymatocerasKummel 1956
speciesvaelsense(Binkhorst 1862)

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.

Epicymatoceras vaelsense Binkhorst 1862
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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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark Epicymatoceras vaelsense (67402)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Epicymatoceras vaelsense (67340)