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Cimomia buccinaeformis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Cimomia buccinaeformis was named by Haas and Miller (1952) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Eastern Africa.]. Its type specimen is Sedgk. Mus. C 11993, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Cimomia buccinaeformis Haas and Miller pp. 329-330 figs. pl. 22, figs. 1-2

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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
speciesbuccinaeformis

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 buccinaeformis Haas and Miller 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height129.0
shell diameter174.0
shell inflation10.001

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Somalia Cimomia buccinaeformis (81764)