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Deltoidonautilus cassinianus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus cassinianus was named by Foord and Crick (1890) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Eocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Deltoidonautilus cassinianus by Hewitt (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Nautilus cassinianus Foord and Crick
2002Deltoidonautilus cassinianus Hewitt p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusDeltoidonautilusSpath 1927
speciescassinianus(Foord and Crick 1890)

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.

Deltoidonautilus cassinianus Foord and Crick 1890
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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
Collections
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