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Siamnautilus ruchae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Siamnautilus ruchae was named by Ishibashi et al. (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huai Mae Phlung, Doi Pha Phlung 20F, Lampang Province, which is in a Changhsingian marine shale in the Huai Tak Formation of Thailand. It is the type species of Siamnautilus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Siamnautilus ruchae Ishibashi et al. p. 33 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2; text-fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusSiamnautilus
speciesruchae

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.

Siamnautilus ruchae Ishibashi et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter190.0

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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand Siamnautilus ruchae (type locality: 42776)