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Deltoidonautilus togoensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Deltoidonautilus togoensis was named by Miller (1951). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Adabion (Oppenheim collection), which is in a Thanetian marine horizon in Togo.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Deltoidonautilus togoensis Miller p. 67 figs. Pl 29, figs 3,4
1977Deltoidonautilus togoensis Adegoke p. 297 figs. Pl 10, figs 2-6

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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
genusDeltoidonautilusSpath 1927
speciestogoensis

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 height238.129.050.039.514.8
shell diameter265.551.084.067.523.3
shell inflation22.831.008.004.504.95

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: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Deltoidonautilus togoensis (7791)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Togo (Maritime) Deltoidonautilus togoensis (type locality: 167948)