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Eutrephoceras faxoense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Eutrephoceras faxoense was named by Hyatt (1894). Its type specimen is MCZ 8815, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Faxoe (MCZ collection), which is in a Danian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Denmark.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eutrephoceras dekayi by Wiedmann (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Eutrephoceras faxoense Hyatt p. 558 figs. Pl 13, figs 9-12
1963Eutrephoceras faxoense Kummel p. 357 figs. Pl 15, figs 8,9

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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
genusEutrephoceras
speciesfaxoense

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.

†Eutrephoceras faxoense Hyatt 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height120.8
shell diameter135.5
shell inflation13.00

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, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

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 - 61.6Denmark Eutrephoceras faxoense (type locality: 166362)