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Cimomia elliptica

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus ellipticus was named by Schafhautl (1863).

It was recombined as Cimomia elliptica by Galácz (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Nautilus ellipticus Schafhautl p. 214 figs. Pl 57, 58
2004Cimomia elliptica Galácz p. 3 fig. 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusCimomiaConrad 1866
specieselliptica(Schafhautl 1863)

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.

Cimomia elliptica Schafhautl 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height157.0
shell diameter190.0
shell inflation14.00

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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Hungary Cimomia elliptica (167485)