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Carinonautilus ariyalurensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Carinonautilus ariyalurensis was named by Spengler (1910). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kalmodu, near Otakoil, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Carinonautilus ariyalurensis Spengler p. 149 figs. Pl 14, figs 1a-c
1956Carinonautilus ariyalurensis Kummel p. 385 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-3

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

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 height154.0
shell diameter193.0
shell inflation15.50

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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1India Carinonautilus ariyalurensis (type locality: 166276)