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Cenoceras rumelangense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cenoceras rumelangense was named by Weis and Schweigert (2023). Its type specimen is MNHNL BM790, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rumelange (Marnes sableuses d’Audun-le-Tiche, MNHNL collection), which is in a Humphresianum carbonate limestone in Luxembourg.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Cenoceras rumelangense Weis and Schweigert p. 5 figs. 5-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyCenoceratidaeTinant and Kabamba 1983
genusCenocerasHyatt 1884
speciesrumelangense

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 rumelangense Weis and Schweigert 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height14222.070.0350.0255.086.5
shell diameter14395.3120.0610.0450.0154.1
shell inflation1438.812.065.044.015.6

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: Humphresianum or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4Luxembourg Cenoceras rumelangense (type locality: 224070 231949 231950 231951)
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cenoceras rumelangense (231948)