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Eutrephoceras carolinense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Eutrephoceras carolinense was named by Kellum (1926). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Eutrephoceras carolinense Kellum pp. 32-33 figs. pl. 7, figs. 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusEutrephoceras
speciescarolinenseKellum 1926

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
partNmean
shell height126.0
shell diameter165.0
shell inflation10.001

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

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Eutrephoceras carolinense (5462 52348)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Eutrephoceras carolinense (91110 91737 98987)