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Cymatoceras eichwaldi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus eichwaldi was named by Karakasch (1907). Its type specimen is LGU 103/103, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sablu, Crimea (LGU collection), which is in a Barremian marine horizon in Ukraine.

It was recombined as Cymatoceras eichwaldi by Shimansky (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Nautilus eichwaldi Karakasch p. 29 figs. Pl 1, figs 21a,b, 22a,b, 23c, 24c
1975Cymatoceras eichwaldi Shimansky p. 95 figs. Pl 15, fig 2; pl 16, 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
genusCymatocerasHyatt 1884
specieseichwaldi(Karakasch 1907)

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.

Cymatoceras eichwaldi Karakasch 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height126.0
shell diameter144.0
shell inflation15.00

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Barremian or 129.40000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Ukraine Nautilus eichwaldi (165648)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Ukraine Cymatoceras eichwaldi (165679) Nautilus eichwaldi (165680)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Ukraine Cymatoceras eichwaldi (165681)