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Hercoglossa tuomeyi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa tuomeyi was named by Clark and Martin (1901) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Popes Creek (Johns Hopkins collection), which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Hercoglossa tuomeyi Clark and Martin p. 122 figs. Pl 17, fig 1; pl 18, fig 1; pl 19, figs 1-3
1933Hercoglossa tuomeyi Miller and Thompson p. 314
1940Hercoglossa tuomeyi Stenzel p. 746
1942Hercoglossa tuomeyi Stenzel
1947Hercoglossa tuomeyi Miller p. 59

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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
genusHercoglossaConrad 1866
speciestuomeyi

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.

†Hercoglossa tuomeyi Clark and Martin 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available