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Cimomia tessieri

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Cimomia tessieri was named by Miller (1951). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marijot de Balling, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in Senegal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Cimomia tessieri Miller p. 45 figs. Pl 11, figs 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
speciestessieri

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 tessieri Miller 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height153.0
shell diameter188.0
shell inflation10.001

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: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Senegal Cimomia tessieri (type locality: 83964)