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Deltoidonautilus vredenburgi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Deltoidonautilus vredenburgi was named by Halder (2012). Its type specimen is PG/TND 13, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lakhmirani, Kutch, which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal marl in the Naredi Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Deltoidonautilus vredenburgi Halder p. 118 figs. 4-7

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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
genusDeltoidonautilusSpath 1927
speciesvredenburgi

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height3107.470.0170.0104.050.8
shell diameter3197.3120.0370.0173.0131.7
shell inflation30.5650.00115.012.07.94

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India Deltoidonautilus vredenburgi (type locality: 165879 165880 165882)