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Nautilus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Nautilus Linnaeus p. 709
1882Nautilus von Mojsisovics
1896Nautilus von Mojsisovics
1897Nautilus Diener
1904Nautilus Martin p. 130
1947Nautilus Miller p. 25
1964Nautilus Teichert et al. p. 448
1994Nautilus Juyal and Mathur p. 83
2002Nautilus Sepkoski
2016Nautilus Ward et al. p. 400

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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
genusNautilus

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.

G. Nautilus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Nautilus (Discus) King 1844
Nautilus altifrons Chapman 1915
Nautilus alumnus Iredale 1944
Nautilus angustatus Conrad 1849
Nautilus averilli Anderson 1938
Nautilus balcombensis Chapman 1915
Nautilus bambanagensis von Mojsisovics 1896
Nautilus butonensis Martin 1933
Nautilus calciferus Billings 1865
Nautilus campbelli Meek 1861
Nautilus cancellatus Hauer 1896
Nautilus carolinus von Mojsisovics 1882
Nautilus cookana Whitfield 1892
Nautilus decurrens d'Eichwald 1860
Nautilus dolerus Abich 1878
Nautilus gabbi Anderson 1902
Nautilus geelongensis Foord 1891
Nautilus inequalis Sowerby 1813
Nautilus izumoensis Yokoyama 1913
Nautilus javanus Martin 1879
Nautilus longobardicus von Mojsisovics 1882
Nautilus macromphalus Sowerby 1849
Nautilus modestus Anderson 1958
Nautilus occidentalis Swallow 1860
Nautilus palladii von Mojsisovics 1869
Nautilus polyplocus Reinecke 1818
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus 1758 [pearly nautilus]
Nautilus praepompilius Shimansky 1957
Nautilus propinquus Abich 1878
Nautilus repertus Iredale 1944
Nautilus reticulatus Hauer 1846
Nautilus scrobiculatus Solander 1786
Nautilus sphaericus Forbes 1846
Nautilus stenomphalus Sowerby 1849
Nautilus subbiangulatus d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Nautilus biangulatus d'Orbigny 1843 [replaced]
Nautilus subcarolinus von Mojsisovics 1882
Nautilus taiwanus Huang 2002
Nautilus texanus Shumard 1860
Nautilus tintoretti von Mojsisovics 1869
Nautilus triangularis Montfort 1802
Nautilus tubercularis Abich 1878
Nautilus undulatus Young and Bird 1828
Nautilus winslowi Meek and Worthen 1873
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available