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Lutonautilus cymus

Taxonomy
Lutonautilus cymus was named by Korn and Hairapetian (2025). Its type specimen is MfN MB.C.32131, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baghuk Mountain, Vedioceras beds float, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate lime mudstone in the Hambast Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Lutonautilus cymus Korn and Hairapetian p. 43 fig. 22

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RankNameAuthor
speciesLutonautilus cymus
RankNameAuthor
speciescymus

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Lutonautilus cymus Korn and Hairapetian 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height227.625.629.727.62.90
shell diameter275.370.780.275.56.72
shell inflation227.125.528.727.12.26

No ecological data are available

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran Lutonautilus cymus (type locality: 275379)