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Enoploceras wulfeni

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus wulfeni was named by von Mojsisovics (1873). It is the type species of Enoploceras.

It was recombined as Pleuronautilus wulfeni by von Mojsisovics (1882) and von Mojsisovics (1902); it was recombined as Enoploceras wulfeni by Hyatt (1900) and Schastlivtseva (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Nautilus wulfeni von Mojsisovics p. 10 figs. Pl 7, fig 3
1882Pleuronautilus wulfeni von Mojsisovics
1900Enoploceras wulfeni Hyatt p. 525
1902Pleuronautilus wulfeni von Mojsisovics p. 243 figs. Pl 10, fig 1
1988Enoploceras wulfeni Schastlivtseva p. 40

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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
genusEnoplocerasHyatt in Zittel 1900
specieswulfeni()

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.

Enoploceras wulfeni von Mojsisovics 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height137.0
shell diameter180.0
shell inflation125.0

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: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Nautilus wulfeni (159528 159532 159547) Pleuronautilus wulfeni (159521 159553)