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Cymatoceras negama

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus negama was named by Blanford (1861).

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Nautilus negama Blanford p. 35 figs. Pl 20, fig 2; pl 21, fig 1
1910Nautilus (Cymatoceras) negama Spengler p. 132
1956Cymatoceras negama Kummel p. 425
1975Cymatoceras negama 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
speciesnegama(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 negama Blanford 1861
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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 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India Nautilus negama (166269)