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Hercoglossa danica

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus danicus was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was recombined as Nautilus (Hercoglossa) danicus by Foord and Crick (1890); it was recombined as Hercoglossa danicus by Kummel (1956); it was recombined as Hercoglossa danica by Wiedmann (1960), Shimansky (1975) and Gliozzi and Malatesta (1983).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Nautilus danicus Schlotheim p. 83
1890Nautilus (Hercoglossa) danicus Foord and Crick p. 407 fig. 8
1956Hercoglossa danicus Kummel p. 461
1960Hercoglossa danica Wiedmann p. 193
1975Hercoglossa danica Shimansky p. 140 figs. Pl 31, figs 2-4
1983Hercoglossa danica Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusHercoglossaConrad 1866
speciesdanica(Schlotheim 1820)

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.

Hercoglossa danica Schlotheim 1820
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Hercoglossa danica indica Spengler 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height141.0
shell diameter165.0
shell inflation12.00

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Nautilus danicus (22970)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Russian Federation Hercoglossa danica (165636 166019 166020 166023)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Kazakhstan Hercoglossa danica (165669 166024 166025 166026)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Austria (Niederösterreich) Hercoglossa danica (87001)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Ukraine Hercoglossa danica (166018)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Spain (Guipuzcoa) Hercoglossa danica (171058)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Georgia Hercoglossa danica (166021 166022)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Nautilus danicus (89866 171510)