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Cenoceras obesum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus obesus was named by Sowerby (1816).

It was recombined as Cenoceras obesum by Rulleau (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Nautilus obesus Sowerby p. 51 figs. Pl 124
2008Cenoceras obesum Rulleau p. 52 figs. Pl 20, fig 1; pl 21, figs 1,2; pl 22, figs 1,2; text-fig 8/12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyCenoceratidaeTinant and Kabamba 1983
genusCenocerasHyatt 1884
speciesobesum()

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.

†Cenoceras obesum Sowerby 1816
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height492.660.0128.098.028.0
shell diameter4161.298.0250.0166.563.2
shell inflation417.310.028.018.07.55

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: Humphresianum or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4France Cenoceras obesum (167448)