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Cymatoceras neckerianum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus neckerianus was named by Pictet (1847).

It was recombined as Cymatoceras neckerianum by Förster (1975), Shimansky (1975) and Lehmann et al. (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. carllottense, C. neckerianus, C. robustus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Nautilus neckerianus Pictet
1947Nautilus neckerianus Picete
1975Cymatoceras neckerianum Förster p. 250 figs. Pl 17, fig 6; text-fig 80A
1975Cymatoceras neckerianum Shimansky p. 89
2016Cymatoceras neckerianum Lehmann et al. p. 436 figs. Pl 10, figs 5a-c; pl 11, figs 1,2; text-figs 4.1-4.3

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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
speciesneckerianum(Pictet 1847)

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 neckerianum Pictet 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height1130.0
shell diameter1210.0
shell inflation122.0

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: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 122.46000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Morocco (Western High Atlas) Cymatoceras neckerianum (2071)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mozambique Cymatoceras neckerianum (174620 174621)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Nautilus neckerianus (2237)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Germany Cymatoceras neckerianum (183552)