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Eutrephoceras johnsoni

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Eutrephoceras johnsoni was named by Miller (1947) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 129552, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Prairie Creek, which is in a Danian coastal siliciclastic in the Clayton Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Eutrephoceras johnsoni Miller p. 32 figs. pl. 18, 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)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusEutrephoceras
speciesjohnsoni

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.

Eutrephoceras johnsoni Miller 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height135.0
shell diameter155.0
shell inflation112.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Eutrephoceras johnsoni (type locality: 98391)