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Germanonautilus bidorsatus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus bidorsatus was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was recombined as Germanonautilus bidorsatus by Parnes (1986), Urlichs (2000), Pérez-Valera et al. (2017) and Vörös et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Nautilus bidorsatus Schlotheim
1986Germanonautilus bidorsatus Parnes
1986Germanonautilus saharonicus Parnes
2000Germanonautilus bidorsatus Urlichs p. 2
2017Germanonautilus bidorsatus Pérez-Valera et al. p. 176 fig. 4
2022Germanonautilus bidorsatus Vörös et al. p. 704 figs. Pl 2, fig 1

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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
genusGermanonautilus
speciesbidorsatus(Schlotheim 1820)

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.

Germanonautilus bidorsatus Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Germanonautilus saharonicus Parnes 1986 [synonym]
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: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Germanonautilus bidorsatus (66078)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Nautilus bidorsatus (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Germanonautilus bidorsatus (44358)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Israel (Negev) Germanonautilus saharonicus (214650)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Germanonautilus bidorsatus (228215)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Germanonautilus bidorsatus (66100)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Germanonautilus bidorsatus (31995 45421)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Egypt (Shamal Sina) Germanonautilus bidorsatus (214975)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Spain Germanonautilus bidorsatus (184218)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Alicante) Germanonautilus bidorsatus (202238)