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Pleuronautilus latissimus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus latissimus was named by Waagen (1879).

It was recombined as Pleuronautilus latissimus by Kummel (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. patens, P. striatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Nautilus latissimus Waagen p. 56 figs. Pl 6, fig 1
1953Pleuronautilus latissimus Kummel p. 36

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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
specieslatissimus()

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height239.235.044.039.56.36
shell diameter272.662.085.073.516.3
shell inflation219.817.023.020.04.24

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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Nautilus latissimus (90251 119554)