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Hercoglossa gardnerae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa gardnerae was named by Stenzel (1940) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is Uni. Texas 30443, a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Hercoglossa gardnerae Stenzel p. 743 figs. pl. 36, figs. 1, 2
1942Hercoglossa gardnerae Stenzel
1947Hercoglossa gardnerae Miller p. 50

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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
speciesgardneraeStenzel 1940

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 gardnerae Stenzel 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
partial shell height1100.0
partial shell diameter1145.0
partial shell inflation118.0

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: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Hercoglossa gardnerae (98998 98999)