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Cimomia blakei

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus blakei was named by Avnimelech (1947). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ramle (Jerusalem Public Works collection), which is in a Chattian slope limestone in the Lakhish Formation of Israel.

It was recombined as Cimomia blakei by Kummel (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Nautilus blakei Avnimelech p. 477 figs. Pl 70, figs 1,2; pl 71, figs 1,2; text-fig 3
1956Cimomia blakei Kummel p. 450

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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
speciesblakei()

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 blakei Avnimelech 1947
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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: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Israel Nautilus blakei (171542 171543) Nautilus sp. (99564)