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Hercoglossa peruviana

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa peruviana was named by Berry (1923) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Peru.]. Its type specimen is Johns Hopkins Uni. (unknown number), a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Hercoglossa (Enclimatoceras) peruviana by Steinmann (1929).

Synonyms
  • Hercoglossa restinense was named by Miller and Thompson (1933) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Peru.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Hercoglossa peruviana by Miller (1947).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Hercoglossa peruviana Berry pp. 427-431 figs. figs. 1, 2
1928Hercoglossa peruviana Olsson p. 142
1929Hercoglossa (Enclimatoceras) peruviana Steinmann p. 197
1933Hercoglossa peruviana Miller and Thompson p. 314
1933Hercoglossa restinense Miller and Thompson p. 314
1933Hercoglossa peruviana Pijpers p. 31
1937Hercoglossa restinense Miller and Thompson pp. 63-64
1937Hercoglossa peruviana Miller and Thompson p. 64
1947Hercoglossa peruviana Miller
1950Hercoglossa peruviana Miller and Downs p. 5 figs. Pl 6, figs 1,2; pl 7, fig 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
genusHercoglossaConrad 1866
speciesperuvianaBerry 1923

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 peruviana Berry 1923
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Invalid names: Hercoglossa restinense Miller and Thompson 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height492.157.0140.098.540.2
shell diameter4150.295.0225.0158.560.9
shell inflation410.05.0030.09.2511.8

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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Hercoglossa peruviana (88363)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru Hercoglossa peruviana (180401)