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Syrionautilus libanoticus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cymatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus libanoticus was named by Foord and Crick (1890) [DISTRIBUTION: Cretaceous.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Syrionautilus libanoticus by Kobayashi (1954) and Kummel (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Nautilus libanoticus Foord and Crick p. 404 fig. 6
1954Syrionautilus libanoticus Kobayashi p. 16
1956Syrionautilus libanoticus Kummel p. 433 figs. Pl 7, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyCymatoceratidaeSpath 1927
genusSyrionautilusSpath 1927
specieslibanoticus()

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.

Syrionautilus libanoticus 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

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Nautilus libanoticus (170327)