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Hercoglossa waringi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa waringi was named by Miller (1947) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; Trinidad]. Its type specimen is PRI (unknown number), a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bontour Point, San Fernando, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Soldado Formation of Trinidad and Tobago.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Hercoglossa waringi Miller p. 63 figs. pl. 73, figs. 5, 6

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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
specieswaringi

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 waringi Miller 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height1110.0
shell diameter1194.0
shell inflation110.0

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Trinidad and Tobago Hercoglossa waringi (type locality: 169204)