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Cymatoceras huxleyanum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus huxleyanus was named by Blanford (1861).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Nautilus huxleyanus Blanford p. 19 figs. Pl 7, figs 3,4; pl 8, figs 1-3; pl 9, figs 1-4
1910Nautilus huxleyanus Spengler p. 140 figs. Pl 12, figs 4,5
1975Cymatoceras huxleyanum Shimansky p. 107 figs. Pl 24, fig 2

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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
specieshuxleyanum(Blanford 1861)

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 huxleyanum Blanford 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height326.013.740.032.013.5
shell diameter341.220.262.056.022.6
shell inflation30.0010.0010.0010.001-

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

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation Cymatoceras huxleyanum (165785)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3Armenia Cymatoceras huxleyanum (165786)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3India Nautilus huxleyanus (166273 166274)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6India (Tamil Nadu) Nautilus huxleyanus (166275)