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Cymatoceras tourtiae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus tourtiae was named by Schluter (1876).

It was recombined as Cymatoceras tourtiae by Kummel (1956), Wittler et al. (1999) and Machalski and Wilmsen (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Nautilus tourtiae Schluter
1956Cymatoceras tourtiae Kummel p. 426
1999Cymatoceras tourtiae Wittler et al. p. 10 figs. 8-12
2015Cymatoceras tourtiae Machalski and Wilmsen p. 501 figs. 3I-K, 4F,G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusCymatocerasHyatt 1884
speciestourtiae(Schluter 1876)

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.

Cymatoceras tourtiae Schluter 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height335.820.148.047.716.0
shell diameter361.733.586.980.829.2
shell inflation37.303.8012.58.204.35

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Poland Cymatoceras tourtiae (175630)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany Cymatoceras tourtiae (171177 171178)