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Aturoidea distans

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Aturoidea distans was named by Teichert (1943) [TYPE LOCALITY: Second point NW of Pebble Point, Australia (Paleocene)].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Aturoidea distans Teichert p. 260 figs. pl. 6, figs. 1-4
1956Aturoidea distans Kummel p. 464
2016Aturoidea distans Ward et al. fig. 3,4

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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)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusAturoideaVredenburg 1925
speciesdistans

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.

†Aturoidea distans Teichert 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Australia (Victoria) Aturoidea distans (6266 6267 6268 6269 180732 180734)