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Lutonautilus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Pleuronautilidae

Taxonomy
Lutonautilus was named by Korn and Hairapetian (2025). Its type is Lutonautilus cratus.

It was assigned to Pleuronautilidae by Korn and Hairapetian (2025).

Species
L. cratus (type species), L. cymus, L. elachus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Lutonautilus Korn and Hairapetian p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyPleuronautiloideaHyatt 1900
familyPleuronautilidaeHyatt 1900
genusLutonautilus

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.

G. †Lutonautilus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
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†Lutonautilus cratus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
†Lutonautilus cymus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
†Lutonautilus elachus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height823.611.230.527.16.78
shell diameter863.228.687.673.419.8
shell inflation822.79.8033.226.88.03

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: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran L. cratus, L. elachus, L. cymus (275379)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran New Genus C sp. (275373)