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Proclydonautilus hessi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Clydonautilidae

Taxonomy
Clydonautilus hessi was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Trachyceras subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

It was recombined as Proclydonautilus hessi by Kummel (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Clydonautilus hessi Smith p. 107 figs. Pl 88, figs 15-19
1953Proclydonautilus hessi Kummel p. 83 figs. Pl 15, figs 12-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyClydonautilidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
genusProclydonautilusMojsisovics 1902
specieshessi()

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.

Proclydonautilus hessi Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Clydonautilus hessi (type locality: 33324)