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Aturia alaskensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae

Taxonomy
Aturia angustata alaskensis was named by Schenck (1931). Its type specimen is UCMP 31362, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Aturia alaskensis by Miller (1947).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. ziezae, A. laticlava

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Aturia angustata alaskensis Schenck p. 463 figs. Pl 71, fig 2; text-figs 4-12
1947Aturia alaskensis Miller p. 84 figs. pl. 86, figs. 4,5; pl. 87, fig. 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)
familyAturiidaeChapman 1857
genusAturiaBronn 1838
speciesalaskensis()

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.

†Aturia alaskensis Schenck 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height258.557.060.058.52.12
shell diameter293.091.095.093.02.83
shell inflation22.452.003.002.500.707

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: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Alaska) Aturia alaskensis (type locality: 166447)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Aturia alaskensis (169279)