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Eutrephoceras bellerophon

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus bellerophon was named by Lundgren (1867).

It was synonymized subjectively with Eutrephoceras dekayi by Wiedmann (1960); it was recombined as Eutrephoceras bellerophon by Shimansky (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Nautilus bellerophon Lundgren p. 14 fig. 1
1975Eutrephoceras bellerophon Shimansky p. 73 figs. Pl 8, fig 6; pl 9, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusEutrephoceras
speciesbellerophon(Lundgren 1867)

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.

Eutrephoceras bellerophon Lundgren 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height138.0
shell diameter160.0
shell inflation10.001

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Saratov) Eutrephoceras bellerophon (165634)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Samara) Eutrephoceras bellerophon (165637)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Kazakhstan Eutrephoceras bellerophon (165635)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Nautilus bellerophon (89866)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Russian Federation Eutrephoceras bellerophon (165636)