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Aturoidea olssoni

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Aturoidea olssoni was named by Miller (1947). Its type specimen is SUPTC 7892, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Negritos [Salina Fm], which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in the Salina Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Aturoidea olssoni Miller p. 73 figs. pl. 51, figs. 1,2; pl. 52, figs. 1,2; plate 53, figs. 3,4; pl.54, figs. 1,2; pl. 92, figs. 3-5

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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
genusAturoideaVredenburg 1925
speciesolssoni

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.

Aturoidea olssoni Miller 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height229.311.078.044.547.4
shell diameter243.816.0120.068.073.5
shell inflation20.0390.0011.500.7501.06

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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Peru (Piura) Aturoidea olssoni (type locality: 88369)