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Proclydonautilus ursensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Clydonautilidae

Taxonomy
Proclydonautilus ursensis was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bear Cove, north end and east side of Brock Mountain, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Proclydonautilus ursensis Smith p. 103 figs. Pl 84, figs 1-3; pl 85, figs 1-5
1953Proclydonautilus ursensis Kummel p. 83 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-8

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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)
familyClydonautilidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusProclydonautilusMojsisovics 1902
speciesursensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height229.913.069.041.039.6
shell diameter251.221.0125.073.073.5
shell inflation22.001.004.002.502.12

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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Proclydonautilus ursensis (type locality: 142611)