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Cimomia subrecta

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Cimomia subrecta was named by Miller and Thompson (1933) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is SUI 618, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Cimomia subrecta Miller and Thompson p. 308 figs. pl. 35, figs. 1, 2
1950Cimomia subrecta Miller and Downs p. 4 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,2
1977Cimomia subrecta Toulmin p. 155 figs. Pl 5, fig 4

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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
genusCimomiaConrad 1866
speciessubrecta

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.

Cimomia subrecta Miller and Thompson 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height277.372.083.077.57.78
shell diameter2127.4116.0140.0128.017.0
shell inflation24.474.005.004.500.707

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 Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Cimomia subrecta (2816 2840 2855)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Mississippi) Cimomia subrecta (80969 98516)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago Cimomia subrecta (166081)