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Nautilus inequalis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus inequalis was named by Sowerby (1813). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 43850.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Nautilus inequalis Sowerby p. 88 figs. Tab. XL

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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
speciesinequalis

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 inequalis Sowerby 1813
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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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available