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Nautilus taiwanus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Kummelonautilus taiwanum was named by Huang (2002). Its type specimen is NMNS 004947-F003979, a shell, and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Nautilus taiwanus by Goedert et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Kummelonautilus taiwanum Huang
2022Nautilus taiwanus Goedert et al. p. 2 fig. 2

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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
genusNautilus
speciestaiwanus(Huang 2002)

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.

Nautilus taiwanus Huang 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Taiwan Kummelonautilus taiwanum (41738 41742)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Taiwan Nautilus taiwanus (229824)