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Nautilus polyplocus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus polyplocus was named by Reinecke (1818). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. calloviensis, N. concavus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Nautilus polyplocus Reinecke p. 244

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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
genusNautilus
speciespolyplocus

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.

†Nautilus polyplocus Reinecke 1818
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available