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Catastroboceras quadratum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida

Taxonomy
Nautilus quadratus was named by Fleming (1828).

It was recombined as Vestinautilus quadratus by Ramsbottom and Moore (1961); it was recombined as Catastroboceras quadratum by Shimanskiy (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Nautilus quadratus Fleming p. 231
1961Vestinautilus quadratus Ramsbottom and Moore p. 636 figs. Pl 28, figs 1-3
1967Catastroboceras quadratum Shimanskiy p. 158 figs. Pl 19, figs 8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
genusCatastroboceras
speciesquadratum(Fleming 1828)

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.

Catastroboceras quadratum Fleming 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.0
shell diameter138.0
shell inflation115.0

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Pendleian or 336.00000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Vestinautilus quadratus (211905)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland Vestinautilus quadratus (224288 224290 224291 224293 224458 224459 224465)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Kazakhstan Catastroboceras quadratum (8421 166476)