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Nautilidae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Nautilidae de Blainville
1835Nautilus fricator Beck
1894Eutrephoceratidae Hyatt
1904Nautilidae Martin p. 130
1964Nautilidae Teichert et al. p. 448
1975Nautilidae Shimansky p. 52
1983Nautilidae Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 110
1985Nautilidae Klinger p. 3
1986Nautilidae Llompart p. 168
1994Nautilidae Juyal and Mathur p. 83
2005Nautilidae Boyle and Rodhouse p. 343
2007Eutrephoceratidae Landman et al. p. 55
2016Nautilidae Lehmann et al. p. 432

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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
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825

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.

Fm. Nautilidae de Blainville 1825
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G. Allonautilus Ward and Saunders 1997
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Allonautilus scrobiculatus Ward and Saunders 1997
G. †Anglonautilus Spath 1927
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Anglonautilus begudensis Kilian and Reboul 1915
Anglonautilus catarinae Sundberg 1984
Anglonautilus dorsoplicatus Wiedmann 1960
Anglonautilus hewaidyi Moneer et al. 2021
Anglonautilus japonicus Matsumoto and Takahashi 1982
Anglonautilus mamiyai Matsumoto and Miyauchi 1983
Anglonautilus praeundulatus Lehmann et al. 2017
Anglonautilus undulatus Sowerby 1813
G. †Angulithes Montfort 1808
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Angulithes aegyptiacus Foord 1891
Angulithes cassinianus Foord and Crick 1890
Angulithes disculus Deshayes 1865
Angulithes eliotti Stenzel 1940
Angulithes fleuriausianus d'Orbigny 1840
Angulithes galea Fritsch 1872
Angulithes mermeti Montfort 1802
Angulithes monqarensis Moneer et al. 2021
Angulithes rugatus Fritsch 1872
Angulithes vascogoticus Wiedmann 1960
Angulithes westphalicus Schluter 1876
G. †Belmonticeras Rulleau 2008
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Belmonticeras subsinuatum d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Nautilus sinuatus Sowerby 1818 [replaced], Nautilus vigilii Prinz 1906 [synonym]
G. †Carinonautilus Spengler 1910
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G. †Cymatoceras Hyatt 1884
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Cymatoceras albense d'Orbigny 1850
Cymatoceras atlas Whiteaves 1876
Cymatoceras bayfieldi Foord and Crick 1890
Cymatoceras bifidum Shimansky 1975
Cymatoceras bifurcatum Ooster 1858
Cymatoceras carlottense Whiteaves 1900
Cymatoceras cenomanense Schluter 1876
Cymatoceras colombiana Durham 1946
Cymatoceras columbinum Fritsch 1872
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Invalid names: Nautilus pernambucensis Maury 1930 [synonym]
Cymatoceras crebricostatum Blanford 1861
Cymatoceras eichwaldi Karakasch 1907
Cymatoceras elegans Sowerby 1816
Cymatoceras hendersoni Etheridge 1892
Cymatoceras hilli Shattuck 1903
Cymatoceras honmai Matsumoto and Miyauchi 1983
Cymatoceras hunstantonensis Foord and Crick 1890
Cymatoceras huxleyanum Blanford 1861
Cymatoceras karakaschi Shimansky 1975
Cymatoceras kayeanum Blanford 1861
Cymatoceras kossmati Spengler 1910
Cymatoceras loricatum Schluter 1876
Cymatoceras ludevigi Potonie 1925
Cymatoceras mikado Krenkel 1910
Cymatoceras neckerianum Pictet 1847
Cymatoceras negama Blanford 1861
Cymatoceras neocomiense d'Orbigny 1840
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Invalid names: Nautilus altavensis Pomel 1889 [synonym], Nautilus varusensis d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Cymatoceras pacificum Matsumoto and Muramoto 1983
Cymatoceras paralibanoticum Shimansky 1961
Cymatoceras patagonicum Cichowolski 2003
Cymatoceras patens Kner 1848
Cymatoceras perstriatum Steuer 1897
Cymatoceras picteti Karakasch 1907
Cymatoceras pseudoatlas Yabe and Shimizu 1924
Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841
Cymatoceras pseudonegama Spengler 1910
Cymatoceras pulchrum Shimansky 1975
Cymatoceras radiatum Sowerby 1822
Cymatoceras renngarteni Shimansky 1975
Cymatoceras sakalavum Collignon 1949
Cymatoceras sarysuense Shimansky 1975
Cymatoceras savelievi Shimansky 1975
Cymatoceras semilobatum Spengler 1910
Cymatoceras sharpei Schluter 1876
Cymatoceras tenuicostatum Schuter 1876
Cymatoceras tourtiae Schluter 1876
Cymatoceras tskaltsithelense Rouchadze 1931
Cymatoceras tsukushiense Kobayashi 1954
Cymatoceras virgatum Spengler 1910
Cymatoceras yabei Ozaki and Katto 1956
Invalid names: Eurocymatoceras Matsumoto 1983 [synonym]
G. †Deltocymatoceras Kummel 1956
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Deltocymatoceras leiotropis Schluter 1876
G. †Epicymatoceras Kummel 1956
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Epicymatoceras monstrum Shimansky 1975
Epicymatoceras vaelsense Binkhorst 1862
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Euciphoceras argentinae Del Valle and Fourcade 1976
Euciphoceras regale Sowerby 1823
G. †Eucymatoceras Spath 1927
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Eucymatoceras plicatum Fitton 1835
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Invalid names: Nautilus requienianus d'Orbigny 1840 [synonym]
Eucymatoceras steveni Karakasch 1907
Eucymatoceras stschurowskii Milaschevitch 1877
G. †Eutrephoceras Hyatt 1894
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Eutrephoceras ahltenense Schulter 1876
Eutrephoceras alcesense Reeside 1927
Eutrephoceras allani Fleming 1945
Eutrephoceras allionii Michelotti 1840
Eutrephoceras angolaense Wiedmann 1960
Eutrephoceras antarcticum Cichowolski et al. 2005
Eutrephoceras astierianum d'Orbigny 1850
Eutrephoceras azraqensis Al-Harithi and Ibrahim 1992
Eutrephoceras bellerophon Lundgren 1867
Eutrephoceras berryi Miller 1947
Eutrephoceras blanki Shimansky 1975
Eutrephoceras boissieri Pictet 1866
Eutrephoceras bouchardianum d'Orbigny 1840
Eutrephoceras charpentieri Leymerie 1851
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Invalid names: Nautilus baluchistanensis Spengler 1910 [synonym], Nautilus labechei d'Archiac and Haime 1853 [synonym], Nautilus pseudobouchardianus Spengler 1910 [synonym]
Eutrephoceras clementinum d'Orbigny 1840
Eutrephoceras darupense Schluter 1876
Eutrephoceras decorum Shimansky 1975
Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834
Eutrephoceras depressum van Binckhorst 1861
Eutrephoceras donbassicum Shimansky 1975
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Invalid names: Nautilus subplicatus Steinman 1895 [synonym], Nautilus valenciennii Hupe 1854 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Nautilus desertorum Douvillé 1916 [replaced]
Eutrephoceras dubaleni Peyrot 1932
Eutrephoceras expansum Sowerby 1824
Eutrephoceras eyerdami Palmer 1961
Eutrephoceras faxoense Hyatt 1894
Eutrephoceras flammeum Ronchetti 1947
Eutrephoceras globosum Tinant 1987
Eutrephoceras hacobjani Shimansky 1974
Eutrephoceras hallidayi Waring 1914
Eutrephoceras hannai Vokes 1937
Eutrephoceras indicum d'Orbigny 1850
Eutrephoceras insigne Shimansky 1975
Eutrephoceras irritilasi Ifrim et al. 2013
Eutrephoceras izumoensis Yokoyama 1913
Eutrephoceras japonicus Shimizu 1926
Eutrephoceras johnsoni Miller 1947
Eutrephoceras jonesi Miller and Thompson 1933
Eutrephoceras justum Blanford 1861
Eutrephoceras kummeli Wiedmann 1960
Eutrephoceras laverdei Durham 1946
Eutrephoceras lentiforme Stoliczka 1866
Eutrephoceras leonei Negri 1934
Eutrephoceras marksi Miller 1947
Eutrephoceras merteni Wiedmann 1960
Eutrephoceras montmollini Pictet and Campiche 1859
Eutrephoceras moskvini Shimansky 1975
Eutrephoceras municeps Shimansky 1975
Eutrephoceras neubergicus Redtenbacher 1873
Eutrephoceras nodai Matsumoto 1983
Eutrephoceras oregonense Miller 1947
Eutrephoceras parisiense Deshayes 1865
Eutrephoceras perlatus Morton 1834
Eutrephoceras planoventer Stephenson 1941
Eutrephoceras reesidei Stenzel 1940
Eutrephoceras rotundum Crick 1898
Eutrephoceras sloani Reeside 1924
Eutrephoceras soyaense Matsumoto and Miyauchi 1983
Eutrephoceras spengleri Wiedmann 1960
Eutrephoceras sphaericum Forbes 1846
Eutrephoceras stephensoni Dickerson 1914
Eutrephoceras sublaevigatum d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Nautilus laevigatus d'Orbigny 1840 [replaced], Nautilus resupinatus Redtenbacher 1873 [synonym]
Eutrephoceras tawaense Furuichi 1982
Eutrephoceras traubi Schultz 1976
Eutrephoceras tumescens Frauscher 1895
Eutrephoceras umbilicare Deshayes 1835
Eutrephoceras urbanum Sowerby 1843
Eutrephoceras uzense Shimansky 1975
Eutrephoceras vastum Kner 1850
Eutrephoceras victorianum Teichert 1943
Eutrephoceras waageni Gemmellaro 1886
G. †Kummelonautilus Matsumoto 1984
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Kummelonautilus angustus Blanford 1861
Kummelonautilus kamuy Matsumoto and Muramoto 1983
Kummelonautilus splendens Blanford 1861
Kummelonautilus yamashitai Matsumoto 1983
Kummelonautilus yezoensis Matsumoto 1983
Invalid names: Kummeloceras Matsumoto 1983 [replaced]
G. †Ligeiceras Barroso-Barcenilla 2011
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Ligeiceras fourneti Dumortier 1874
Ligeiceras globulus Rulleau 2008
Ligeiceras inornatum d'Orbigny 1843
Ligeiceras jurense Quenstedt 1849
G. †Nautilopsis Conrad 1848
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Nautilopsis vanuxemi Conrad 1848
G. Nautilus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Nautilus (Discus) King 1844
Nautilus altifrons Chapman 1915
Nautilus alumnus Iredale 1944
Nautilus angustatus Conrad 1849
Nautilus averilli Anderson 1938
Nautilus balcombensis Chapman 1915
Nautilus bambanagensis von Mojsisovics 1896
Nautilus butonensis Martin 1933
Nautilus calciferus Billings 1865
Nautilus campbelli Meek 1861
Nautilus cancellatus Hauer 1896
Nautilus carolinus von Mojsisovics 1882
Nautilus cookana Whitfield 1892
Nautilus decurrens d'Eichwald 1860
Nautilus dolerus Abich 1878
Nautilus gabbi Anderson 1902
Nautilus geelongensis Foord 1891
Nautilus izumoensis Yokoyama 1913
Nautilus javanus Martin 1879
Nautilus longobardicus von Mojsisovics 1882
Nautilus macromphalus Sowerby 1849
Nautilus modestus Anderson 1958
Nautilus occidentalis Swallow 1860
Nautilus palladii von Mojsisovics 1869
Nautilus polyplocus Reinecke 1818
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus 1758 [pearly nautilus]
Nautilus praepompilius Shimansky 1957
Nautilus propinquus Abich 1878
Nautilus repertus Iredale 1944
Nautilus reticulatus Hauer 1846
Nautilus scrobiculatus Solander 1786
Nautilus sphaericus Forbes 1846
Nautilus stenomphalus Sowerby 1849
Nautilus subcarolinus von Mojsisovics 1882
Nautilus taiwanus Huang 2002
Nautilus texanus Shumard 1860
Nautilus tintoretti von Mojsisovics 1869
Nautilus triangularis Montfort 1802
Nautilus tubercularis Abich 1878
Nautilus winslowi Meek and Worthen 1873
G. †Paracymatoceras Spath 1927
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Paracymatoceras asper Oppel 1868
Paracymatoceras milleri Humphrey 1949
Paracymatoceras rota Blanford 1861
Paracymatoceras rufum Alsen 2006
Paracymatoceras tunghaicum Matsumoto and Amano 1964
G. †Pseudocenoceras Spath 1927
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Pseudocenoceras archiacianum d'Orbigny 1840
Pseudocenoceras campichei Karakasch 1907
Pseudocenoceras fittoni Sharpe 1853
Pseudocenoceras incautum Shimansky 1975
Pseudocenoceras nomenclator Shimansky 1975
Pseudocenoceras procerum Shimansky 1975
Pseudocenoceras proximum Shimansky 1975
Pseudocenoceras supervacuum Shimansky 1975
Pseudocenoceras xenium Shimansky 1975
G. †Stenzeloceras Whetstone and Teichert 1978
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Stenzeloceras sinuosum Whetstone and Teichert 1978
G. †Strionautilus Shimanskiy 1951
Invalid names: Eutrephoceratidae Hyatt 1894 [synonym], Nautilinae de Blainville 1825 [empty], Nautilus fricator Beck 1835 [nomen nudum]
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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Holocene or 358.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 323.2 Ma

Collections (938 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) Nautilus sp. (214521)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Discites sp. (131548)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Nautilus concavus, Nautilus propinquus, Nautilus dolerus, Nautilus tubercularis (232366)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Bosnia and Herzegovina Nautilus sp. (206739)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2India Nautilus palladii (210994)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Nautilus nordenskjoeldi (212556) Nautilus sibyllae (212548)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Nautilus sp. (136960) Nautilus tintoretti (136189 136961)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Tyrol) Nautilus tintoretti (211799)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Nautilus palladii, Nautilus tintoretti, Nautilus carolinus, Nautilus subcarolinus (136996)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Nautilus carolinus (206721)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Nautilus sp. (202272)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Poland Nautilus tintoretti (195215)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Nautilus cancellatus (204511 204518)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Lecco) Nautilus longobardicus (211844)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Alicante) Nautilus sp. (202238)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Nautilus subcarolinus (206617)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India Nautilus sp. (210922)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Nautilus sp. (206040)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Romania Nautilidae indet. (160170)
Norian228.0 - 208.5India Nautilus bambanagensis (85471)