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Paranautilus peregrinus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus peregrinus was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khura, compact limestones, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Paranautilus peregrinus by Reed (1944) and Kummel (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Nautilus peregrinus Waagen p. 47 figs. Pl 6, fig 3
1944Paranautilus peregrinus Reed p. 362
1953Paranautilus peregrinus Kummel p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyLiroceratidae
genusParanautilusMojsisovics 1902
speciesperegrinus()

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.

†Paranautilus peregrinus Waagen 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available