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Hercoglossa madagascariensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa madagascariensis was named by Collignon (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Hercoglossa madagascariensis Collignon p. 130 figs. Pl 20, fig 1; text-figs 7-8
2001Hercoglossa madagascariensis Klinger et al. p. 278 figs. Pl 3, figs 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusHercoglossaConrad 1866
speciesmadagascariensisCollignon 1951

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.

Hercoglossa madagascariensis Collignon 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height155.3
shell diameter187.4
shell inflation14.00

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6South Africa Hercoglossa madagascariensis (166278)