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Cymatoceras kayeanum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus kayeanus was named by Blanford (1861).

It was recombined as Nautilus (Cymatoceras) kayeanus by Spengler (1910); it was recombined as Cymatoceras kayeanus by Kummel (1956); it was recombined as Cymatoceras kayeanum by Shimansky (1975).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Nautilus kayeanus Blanford p. 41 figs. pl 16, figs 5,6; pl 17, figs 1,2; pl 18, fig 1; pl 19, fig 2
1910Nautilus (Cymatoceras) kayeanus Spengler p. 127 figs. Pl 11, figs 1,2; pl 12, figs 2, 7a
1956Cymatoceras kayeanus Kummel p. 425
1975Cymatoceras kayeanum Shimansky p. 89

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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
specieskayeanum(Blanford 1861)

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 kayeanum Blanford 1861
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Diagnosis
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