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Cimomia wylliei

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus wylliei was named by Newton (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Eastern Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cimomia wyllei by Spath (1927) and Miller (1947); it was recombined as Cimomia wylliei by Miller (1951) and Haas and Miller (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Nautilus wylliei Newton pp. 166-167 figs. pl. 17, figs. 1-3
1927Cimomia wyllei Spath p. 427
1947Cimomia wyllei Miller p. 39
1951Cimomia wylliei Miller p. 44
1952Cimomia wylliei Haas and Miller p. 335

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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
specieswylliei(Newton 1925)

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 wylliei Newton 1925
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Diagnosis
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