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Cosmonautilus pacificus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Clydonautilidae

Taxonomy
Cosmonautilus pacificus was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North end of Brock Mountain (Juvavites subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cosmonautilus pacificus Smith p. 105 figs. Pl 86, figs 1-15
1953Cosmonautilus pacificus Kummel p. 85 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-14

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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
genusCosmonautilus
speciespacificus

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
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