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Nautilus (Cymatoceras) saussureanus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus saussureanus was named by Pictet (1847).

It was recombined as Nautilus (Cymatoceras) saussureanus by Spengler (1910).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Nautilus saussureanus Pictet
1910Nautilus (Cymatoceras) saussureanus Spengler p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusNautilusHyatt 1884
subgenusCymatoceras
speciessaussureanus(Pictet 1847)

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
No measurements are available
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
Collections
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