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Cymatoceras elegans

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus elegans was named by Sowerby (1816).

It was recombined as Cymatoceras elegans by Shimansky (1975) and Schneider et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Nautilus elegans Sowerby
1975Cymatoceras elegans Shimansky p. 89
2013Cymatoceras elegans Schneider et al.

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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
specieselegans(Sowerby 1816)

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 elegans Sowerby 1816
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Diagnosis
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