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Pleuronautilus alaskensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronautilus alaskensis was named by Kummel (1953). Its type specimen is USNM 107082, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 13749, Kennicott Glacier, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Chitistone Formation of Alaska.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pleuronautilus alaskensis Kummel p. 34 figs. Pl 4, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusPleuronautilus
speciesalaskensis

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 height119.0
shell diameter151.0
shell inflation118.0

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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Nevada) Pleuronautilus alaskensis (201916)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Alaska) Pleuronautilus alaskensis (type locality: 166667)